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.
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
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.