Bhaca language

Bhaca
Bhaca
Isibhaca
Native to	South Africa
Ethnicity	Bhaca people
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu Southern Bantu Nguni Tekela Bhaca; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	bhac1238
Guthrie code	S.402

Bhaca (Baca) is a Bantu language of South Africa.^[1] Traditionally considered a dialect of Swati, it is closer to Zulu, Phuthi and Xhosa.^[2]^[3] It is spoken southeast of Lesotho, where Sotho, Xhosa and Zulu meet, mainly around Mount Frere, Mzimkhulu, and to a lesser extent in Mount Ayliff, Matatiele, Harding, Bulwer, Underberg, , Umzinto, Umzumbe and Ixopo.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
^ Jordan, Archibald C. (1942). "Some features of the phonetic and grammatical structure of Baca". Masters Dissertation. University of Cape Town.
^ Swazi at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)

[Guthrie-1] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[2] Jordan, Archibald C. (1942). "Some features of the phonetic and grammatical structure of Baca". Masters Dissertation. University of Cape Town.

[3] Swazi at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)

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Bhaca
Isibhaca
Native to	South Africa
Ethnicity	Bhaca people
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu Southern Bantu Nguni Tekela Bhaca
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (`mis`)
Glottolog	`bhac1238`
Guthrie code	`S.402`^[1]