Ihanzu: an initial profile of a Bantu language of the Tanzanian Rift Valley
Channel: Andrew Harvey - Linguist
Date: 2019-01-23

Note: This talk has not gone through a process of peer review, and findings should therefore be treated as preliminary and subject to change.

How to cite: Harvey, Andrew. 2019. Ihanzu: an initial profile of a Bantu language of the Tanzanian Rift Valley. Talk given at Workshop on the Description and Analysis of Tanzanian Languages, ILCAA, TUFS.23/01/2019.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2532173

Abstract: Ihanzu is a Bantu language of the Tanzanian Rift Valley Area about which very little is known.  With no grammar, dictionary, or written texts, the language remains entirely undocumented.  Based on recent research conducted in 2016 and 2018, this talk provides an initial report of the language, both in terms of its broader context (i.e. where it is spoken, by whom, endangerment status, etc.) as well as genetic and areal situation, and grammatical structure (including details on its phonology, morphology, and syntax).  The talk closes with comment on immediate next steps in the inquiry, as well as longer-term prospects in the documentation, description, and further study of this language.

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