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Bernsten, Jan – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1998
Examined the emergence of Runyakitara as a new language in Uganda in the 1980s. The formation of Runyakitara through the realignment of four Western Bantu varieties illustrates the potential for the use of language as a resource in ethnic competition. Discusses the construction of Runyakitara in the context of the current political situation in…
Descriptors: Bantu Languages, Colonialism, Diachronic Linguistics, English