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.
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"
January 12, 2023
nyiha, language, confused, with, nyika, language, nyika, languages, nyiha, nyixa, nyika, bantu, language, primarily, spoken, tanzania, zambia, language, speakers, malawi, different, enough, sometimes, considered, distinct, language, nyihaishinyihanative, totan. Not to be confused with Nyika language or Nyika languages 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 NyihaIshinyihaNative toTanzania Zambia MalawiEthnicityNyihaNative speakers 670 000 cited 1987 1993 1 Language familyNiger Congo Atlantic CongoBenue CongoBantoidBantuRukwaMboziMbeyaSouthNyihaLanguage codesISO 639 3Either a href https iso639 3 sil org code nih class extiw title iso639 3 nih nih a Tanzania Zambia a href https iso639 3 sil org code nyr class extiw title iso639 3 nyr nyr a Malawi Glottologmboz1234Guthrie codeM 23 2 References Edit Tanzania Zambia at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Malawi at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Jouni Filip Maho 2009 New Updated Guthrie List OnlineExternal links EditUniversity of Malawi Language Mapping Survey 2006 Contains comparative vocabulary and a short text in Malawian Nyika Kruger et al 2009 A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Nyiha and Nyika language communities in Tanzania Zambia and Malawi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nyiha language amp oldid 1048392466, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
