Talinga language

Not to be confused with Bwisi language.

Talinga or Bwisi is a Bantu language spoken in the Uganda–Congo border region. It is called Talinga (Kitalinga) in DRC and Bwisi (Lubwisi, Olubwisi) in Uganda.

Talinga
OluBwisi
Native to	Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers	(99,000 cited 2000–2002)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu West Nyanza Rutara North Rutara Talinga
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tlj
Glottolog	tali1258
Guthrie code	JE.102[2]
ELP	Talinga-Bwisi

Writing system

Bwisi alphabet (Uganda)^[3]

a

aa

b

bb

bh

c

d

dh

e

ee

f

g

gb

gh

h

i

ii

i̱

i̱i̱

j

k

kp

l

m

n

ny

o

oo

p

r

s

t

u

uu

u̱

u̱u̱

v

w

y

z