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Gciriku or Dciriku (Diriku), also known as Manyo or Rumanyo, is a Bantu language spoken by 305,000 people along the Okavango
River in Namibia, where it is a national language, in Botswana, and in Angola. It was first known in the west via the Vagciriku,
who had migrated from the main Vamanyo area and spoke Rugciriku, a dialect of Rumanyo. The name Gciriku (Dciriku, Diriku)
remains common in the literature, but within Namibia the name Rumanyo has been revived. The Mbogedu dialect is extinct; Maho
(2009) lists it as a distinct language, and notes that the names 'Manyo' and 'Rumanyo' are inappropriate for it. It is one
of several Bantu languages of the Okavango which have bed, [mùǀûkò mùǀûkò] flower, and [kàǀûrù kàǀûrù] tortoise. These clicks,
of which there are half a dozen (c, gc, ch, and prenasalized nc and nch), are generally all pronounced with a dental articulation,
but there is broad variation between speakers. They are especially common in place names and in words for features of the
landscape, reflecting their source in an as-yet unidentified Khoisan language. Many of the click words in Gciriku, including
those in native Bantu vocabulary, are shared with Kwangali, Mbukushu, and Fwe. |
Names (more)[ca] Diriku[en] Diriku [nl] Diriku [sw] Kidiriku |
Language type : Living
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