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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
(Redirected from Phimbi language)
Not to be confused with the Senga language, once classified as a dialect of the Tumbuka language.
Nsenga
Chinsenga
Native toZambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi

Native speakers

600,000 in Zambia and Mozambique (2006 – 2010 census)[1]
16,000 in Zimbabwe (1969)[1]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
nse – Nsenga
phm – Phimbi
Glottolognsen1242  Nsenga
phim1238  Phimbi

Guthrie code

N.41[2]
Linguasphere99-AUS-xf incl. varieties 99-AUS-xfa...-xfc

Nsenga, also known as Senga, is a Bantu languageofZambia, Malawi and Mozambique, occupying an area on the plateau that forms the watershed between the Zambezi and Luangwa river systems and Western Malawi land overshadowing Kachebere mountain called Mchinji.

The urban form of Nyanja spoken in the Zambian capital Lusaka has many features of Nsenga.

References

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  1. ^ a b NsengaatEthnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    PhimbiatEthnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  • ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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