Nyiha language

Summary

Nyiha (Nyixa, Nyika) is a Bantu language primarily spoken in Tanzania and Zambia. The language of the 10,000 speakers in Malawi is different enough to sometimes be considered a distinct language.

Nyiha
Ishinyiha
Native toTanzania, Zambia, Malawi
EthnicityNyiha
Native speakers
(670,000 cited 1987–1993)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
nih – (Tanzania, Zambia)
nyr – (Malawi)
Glottologmboz1234
M.23[2]

References edit

  1. ^ (Tanzania, Zambia) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    (Malawi) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

External links edit

  • University of Malawi Language Mapping Survey (2006) Contains comparative vocabulary and a short text in Malawian Nyika.
  • Krüger et al. (2009) "A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Nyiha and Nyika language communities in Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi"