Nyiha language

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[2]
M.23[3]

References

  1. (Tanzania, Zambia) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    (Malawi) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Mbozi–Malawi Nyika". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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