Kabwa is a Northeast Bantu language spoken by about 14,000 people near Mara Bay on the eastern shore of Lake Victoria in the Mara Region in northern Tanzania, particularly in the Bukabwa ward of the Makongoro division, and in the Butiama district of the Mara Region.
Kabwa is also known as Kikabwa or Ekikabhwa. The people who speak it call it Ekikabwa. It is closely related to Sweta, Kiroba and Kuria, which are spoken in the same region, and share a lot of similar vocabulary.
A way to write Kabwa with the Latin alphabet was developed in the early 21st century by lingusts from SIL and Kabwa people. It was first proposed in 2007, and after testing and refinement, the final version was approved by the Kabwa Language Committee in 2017.
Download an alphabet chart for Kabwa (Excel)
Tones are not usually marked in Kabwa, except is certain cases - the high tone can be marked with an acute accent (á).
Zamani hapo alikuwepo mtu mmoja. Omuntu uyo yaaringa arimiri amasoori gaaye mwitema. Kira hanu yaagyanga-yo aranyoora gariirwe. Aragya, aranyoora gariiwe. Akabha areebhuurya, "Kinu kirandiira amasoori gaani niki?"
A long time ago he was there alone. He farmed maize on his farm. Evey time he went there, he finds that it has been eatern. He goes and he fins it eaten. An he asked himself, "What is eating my maize?"
Source: https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/73084
Source: https://www.kabwalanguage.com/index.php/cwa/bible-online
Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV
Information about Kabwa | Numbers
Information about Kabwa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabwa_language
https://tanzaniascripture.com/languages/kabwa/
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/cwa/
http://www.language-archives.org/language/cwa
https://www.kabwalanguage.com/
https://www.webonary.org/kabwa/overview/introduction/
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