Nsenga language
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| Nsenga | |
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| Chinsenga | |
| Native to | Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
Native speakers | 600,000 in Zambia and Mozambique (2006 – 2010 census)[1] 16,000 in Zimbabwe (1969)[1] |
| 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, is a Bantu language of Zambia 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 language is part of the Sabi family of languages.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ "Glottolog 5.1 - Nsenga". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
External links
[edit]- Malombelo a Kamo Kamo Occasional (Pastoral) Offices in Nsenga (1956) Anglican liturgical material digitized by Richard Mammana and Charles Wohlers
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