Nambya language
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Nambya is a Bantu language spoken primarily in northwestern Zimbabwe and northeastern Botswana, closely related to Kalanga and used by the Nambya people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nambya language canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| altName |
Nambia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nambian ⓘ Sinyambya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Kalanga language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Republic of Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Nambya people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | namb1293 ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
noun class system
ⓘ
tone ⓘ |
| hasNeighborLanguage |
Ndebele language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe) ⓘ |
| iso6393Code | nmq ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| linguisticClassification |
Atlantic–Congo language
ⓘ
Benue–Congo language ⓘ Niger–Congo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Bantu language ⓘ |
| region |
Hwange District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matabeleland North Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion |
northeastern Botswana
ⓘ
northwestern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Shona group ⓘ |
| usedBy | Nambya people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local cultural activities of Nambya people
ⓘ
local education in parts of Hwange District ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.