Nsenga language
Bantu language spoken in southern Africa
| Nsenga | |
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| Chinsenga | |
| Native to | Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi |
Native speakers | 600,000 in Zambia and Mozambique (2006 – 2010 census)[1] 16,000 in Zimbabwe (1969)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:nse – Nsengaphm – Phimbi |
| Glottolog | nsen1242 Nsengaphim1238 Phimbi |
N.41[2] | |
| Linguasphere | 99-AUS-xf incl. varieties 99-AUS-xfa...-xfc |
Nsenga, also known as Senga, is a Bantu language of Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique, occupying an area on the plateau that forms the watershed between the Zambezi and Luangwa river systems and Western Malawi land overshadowing Kachebere mountain called Mchinji.
The urban form of Nyanja spoken in the Zambian capital Lusaka has many features of Nsenga.
References
- ^ a b Nsenga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Phimbi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
External links
- Malombelo a Kamo Kamo Occasional (Pastoral) Offices in Nsenga (1956) Anglican liturgical material digitized by Richard Mammana and Charles Wohlers
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