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Simaa language

Simaa is a Bantu language of Zambia. It was assigned by Guthrie to Bantu group K.30, which Pfouts (2003) established as part of the Kavango–Southwest branch of Bantu.

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Simaa
Native toZambia
Native speakers
17,000 (2010 census)1
Dialects
  • Simaa
  • Mulonga
  • Mwenyi
  • Koma
  • Imilangu
Language codes
ISO 639-3sie
Glottologsima1258
K.352
ELPMwenyi

Simaa is a Bantu language of Zambia. It was assigned by Guthrie to Bantu group K.30, which Pfouts (2003) established as part of the Kavango–Southwest branch of Bantu.

Maho (2009) lists K35 Simaa, K351 Mulonga, K352 Mwenyi, K353 Koma (Makoma), and K354 Imilangu, all covered by ISO code [sie], as distinct but closely related languages.

References

References

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