Nsenga language

E934808

The Nsenga language is a Bantu language spoken primarily in Zambia and neighboring regions, closely related to other languages of the area such as Tumbuka and Chewa.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Nsenga language canonical 2

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language
natural language
alsoKnownAs Chinsenga
Cinsenga NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Chewa language NERFINISHED
Tumbuka language
country Malawi NERFINISHED
Mozambique NERFINISHED
Zambia
glottologCode nsen1242
glottologName Nsenga NERFINISHED
guthrieClassification N41
hasDialectContinuumWith Chewa language NERFINISHED
Tumbuka language NERFINISHED
hasNounClassSystem true
hasTonalPhonology true
iso639-3Code nse
languageFamily Bantu languages
linguisticArea Southeastern Bantu NERFINISHED
primaryCountry Zambia NERFINISHED
region Eastern Zambia NERFINISHED
Luangwa Valley NERFINISHED
sharesGrammarFeaturesWith Chewa language NERFINISHED
Tumbuka language NERFINISHED
sharesVocabularyWith Chewa language NERFINISHED
Tumbuka language NERFINISHED
spokenBy Nsenga people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Malawi NERFINISHED
Mozambique NERFINISHED
Zambia NERFINISHED
subfamily Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED
subgroup Bantoid languages NERFINISHED
Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED
Southern Bantu languages NERFINISHED
usedAsLinguaFrancaIn parts of Eastern Zambia
wordOrder SVO
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Tumbuka closelyRelatedTo Nsenga language