Northeast Coast Bantu language of Tanzania
Pare (Kipare), also known as Asu (Casu, Chasu, Athu, Chathu), is a Northeast Coast Bantu language spoken by the Pare people of Tanzania.
Phonology
- The dental fricatives /θ ð/ are only found in Swahili loanwords.
- /m/ can be syllabic.
Additionally, Pare distinguishes between high tone and low tone.[3]
References
- ^ Pare at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ a b c Kagaya, Ryohei (1989). "A Classified Vocabulary of the Pare Language". Bantu Vocabulario Series. 6. Tokyo: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa: 1–179.
