Nsenga language
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| Nsenga | |
|---|---|
| Chinsenga | |
| NativeĀ to | Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
Native speakers | 600,000 in Zambia and MozambiqueĀ (2006 ā 2010 census)[1] 16,000 in Zimbabwe (1969)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:nseĀ āĀ NsengaphmĀ āĀ Phimbi |
| Glottolog | nsen1242Ā Nsengaphim1238Ā Phimbi |
N.41[2] | |
| Linguasphere | 99-AUS-xf incl. varieties 99-AUS-xfa...-xfc |
Nsenga, is a Bantu language[3] 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.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Nsenga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Phimbi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ā Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ā Hammarstrƶm, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Nsenga". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ā "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
- Chinsenga Handbook: A Manual of the Nsenga Language (1928) at the Internet Archive
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