Nkoya language

Nkoya language
Nkoya
Shinkoya
Spoken in Zambia
Native speakers 146,000  (2006)
Language family
Niger–Congo
  • Atlantic–Congo
Dialects
Mbwera (Mbowela)
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nka

Nkoya is a Bantu language of Zambia. It may be one of the Luba languages, and is at least Luban. Mbwera (Mbowela) dialect is distinct.


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