Mituku language
Bantu language spoken in DR Congo
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Mituku (also known as Kinya-Mituku or Metoko[3]) is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Mokpá dialect is distinct.
| Mituku | |
|---|---|
| Kinya-Mituku | |
| Native to | DR Congo |
| Region | Orientale Province |
Native speakers | (51,000 cited 2000)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zmq |
| Glottolog | mitu1242 |
D.13[2] | |
Phonology
Tones
It is a tonal language with four tones: high, low, falling and rising. Downstep can occur between two high tones or between a high and falling tone. A contour (rising or falling) tone can occur on a vowel if and only if the vowel is the realization of two underlying vowels.[4]
