Jita (Ecijita)

Jita is a Bantu language spoken by about 210,000 people in the Mara Region of Tanzania, on the southeastern shore of Lake Victoria. Jita is closely related to the Kwaya and Ruri languages.

Jita alphabet and pronunciation

Jita alphabet and pronunciation

Notes

Sample text

Kara awo mu-chaaro cha Emajita bhaariga bhari-wo abhamura abhabhiri, owumwi ^naatogwa Nyamanyimooche, owundi ^naatogwa Muyigasiku. Nyamanyimooche na Muyigasiku bhaariga bheekasyanyiisye aamwi oruguyo orumwi.

Translation

Once upon a time in the country of Majita there were two young boys, one named Nyamanyimooche, the other was called Muyigasiku. Nyamanyimooche and Muyigasiku were neighbors in one village.

Details of Jita provided by Michael Peter Füstumum

Links

Information about Jita
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jita_language
https://www.ethnologue.com/language/jit
http://www.sil.org/

Bantu languages

Bangi, Basaa, Bemba, Bena, Benga, Bukusu, Bulu, Chichewa, Chokwe, Chuwabu, Comorian, Digo, Duala, Eton, Ewondo, Fang, Ganda/Luganda, Gogo, Gusii, Gwere, Haya, Herero, Ikizu, Jita, Kamba, Kiga, Kikuyu, Kimbundu, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kisi, Kongo, Konjo, Koti, Kunda, Kuria, Lambya, Lingala, Loma, Lozi, Luba-Katanga, Luchazi, Lunda, Luvale, Makaa, Makonde, Makhuwa, Mandekan, Maore, Masaaba, Mbunda, Mende, Mongo, Mushungulu, Mwani, Nande, Nkore, North Teke, Northern Ndebele (South Africa), Northern Ndebele (Zimbabwe), Northern Sotho, Nyamwezi, Nyakyusa, Nyemba, Nyole, Nyungwe, Nzadi, Oroko, OshiWambo, Punu, Ronga, Sena, Sengele, Shona, Soga, Songe, Southern Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Sukuma, Swahili, Swati, Tanga, Tembo, Tonga, Tshiluba, Tsonga, Tswa, Tswana, Tumbuka, Umbundu, Venda, Xhosa, Yao, Yasa, Zigula, Zinza, Zulu

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

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