Sena
E79208
Sena is a Bantu language spoken primarily along the Zambezi River region of central Mozambique and parts of neighboring countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sena canonical | 5 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Chichewa
ⓘ
surface form:
Chewa
Nyanja ⓘ Tonga languages (southern Africa) ⓘ
surface form:
Tonga language (Malawi)
|
| countryStatus | recognized language of Mozambique ⓘ |
| family | Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| group |
Narrow Bantu
ⓘ
Tswa–Ronga languages ⓘ
surface form:
Nyasa languages
|
| GuthrieCode | N44 ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Pochutec
ⓘ
surface form:
Podzo
Rue ⓘ Sena of Caia ⓘ Sena of Sena ⓘ Sena of Tete ⓘ |
| ISO639-2 | seh ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | seh ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Sena–Nyanja languages ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Zambezi River
ⓘ
surface form:
Zambezi River region
central Mozambique ⓘ |
| region |
Southern Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Africa
|
| spokenIn |
Malawi
ⓘ
Mozambique ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
ⓘ
Bantoid languages ⓘ Bantu languages ⓘ Benue–Congo languages ⓘ Southern Bantoid ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Bantoid languages
|
| usedFor |
cultural practices
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ oral communication ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.