Nsenga
Chinsenga
Native toZambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi
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.41[2]
Linguasphere99-AUS-xf incl. varieties 99-AUS-xfa...-xfc

Nsenga, also known as Senga, is a Bantu language of Zambia, Malawi 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 urban form of Nyanja spoken in the Zambian capital Lusaka has many features of Nsenga.

References

  1. ^ a b 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

External links

Languages of Mozambique
Languages of Zambia
Narrow Bantu languages (Zones A–S) (by Guthrie classification)
Authority control databases
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