ABSTRACT
Mbugwe (F34) is an endangered Bantu language spoken in north central Tanzania. The area has a high degree of linguistic diversity, and Mbugwe displays some unusual characteristics, such as a periphrastic construction with the auxiliary after the infinitive, no overt relative marker, upstep and a glide in the coda. However, the language may still be identified as typically Bantu in most respects. This chapter is a brief description of Mbugwe with focus on lexical and grammatical tone and verbal morphology, based on the author’s fieldwork. The study is the first in-depth investigation of Mbugwe, and contains new research concerning phonology, the nominals and adnominals, the verbal system and syntax.
