Mwanga language

Mwanga language
Namwanga
Ichinamwanga
Spoken in Zambia, Tanzania
Ethnicity Mwanga people
Native speakers 260,000  (date missing)
Language family
Niger–Congo
  • Atlantic–Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mwn

Mwanga, or Namwanga, is a Bantu language spoken by the Namwanga in the Northern Province of Zambia[1] (mainly in the districts of Isoka and Nakonde) and in southwestern Tanzania. In 1993 the Namwanga population was estimated to number 256,000, with 169,000 residing in Zambia and 87,000 in Tanzania.[2]

The Namwanga language is similar to the Mambwe language spoken by the Mambwe people of Mbala and Mpulungu districts and the Lungu people also found in Isoka. Other similar smaller peoples include the Lambyas, the Nyikas and the Wandyas.

See also

Languages of Zambia.

References

  1. ^ Lee S. Bickmore (2000). "Downstep and fusion in Namwanga". Cambridge Journals (Cambridge University Press). http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract;jsessionid=B7959E101F2BE6F5F41CB35569064D8B.tomcat1?fromPage=online&aid=78061#fn1. Retrieved 2007-02-24. 
  2. ^ "Nyamwanga". ethnologue.com. SIL International. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=mwn. Retrieved 2008-08-21. 

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