Nsenga language

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Nsenga
Chinsenga
Native to Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Native speakers
600,000 in Zambia and Mozambique (2006 – 2010 census) [1]
16,000 in Zimbabwe (1969) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
nse   Nsenga
phm   Phimbi
Glottolog nsen1242   Nsenga
phim1238   Phimbi
N.41 [2]
Linguasphere 99-AUS-xf incl. varieties 99-AUS-xfa...-xfc

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. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 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. "Glottolog 5.1 - Nsenga". glottolog.org. Retrieved 2025-02-24.