Nkoya
E1002263
Nkoya is a Bantu language spoken primarily in western Zambia by the Nkoya people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nkoya canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Zambezian Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Zambia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Nkoya people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | nkoy1238 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Nkoya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lukolwe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mbowela NERFINISHED ⓘ Mbwela NERFINISHED ⓘ Nkoya-Mbowela NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinkoya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Lukolwe dialect
ⓘ
Mbowela dialect ⓘ Shinkoya dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SVO-dominant ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | nka ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | minority language ⓘ |
| macroArea | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeSpeakers | Nkoya people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Central Province, Zambia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Province, Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion | Western Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subFamily | Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Nkoya ethnic group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
music and songs ⓘ oral literature ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional ceremonies of the Nkoya people ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.