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Nsenga language

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.

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Nsenga
Chinsenga
Native toZambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Native speakers
600,000 in Zambia and Mozambique (2006 – 2010 census)1
16,000 in Zimbabwe (1969)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
nse – Nsenga
phm – Phimbi
Glottolognsen1242  Nsenga
phim1238  Phimbi
N.412
Linguasphere99-AUS-xf incl. varieties 99-AUS-xfa...-xfc

Nsenga, is a Bantu language3 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

References

  1. Nsenga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Phimbi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Nsenga". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  4. "Glottolog 5.1 - Nsenga". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
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