Native to Zambia, Angola Glottolog mash1267 | Native speakers 22,000 (2000–2010) | |
Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Southern Bantoid
Bantu
Kavango–Southwest?
Kavango?
Mashi Dialects Mashi
North Kwandu
South Kwandu ISO 639-3 Either:
mho – Mashi
xdo – Kwandu | ||
Mashi (Kamaxi), or Kwandu, is a Bantu language of Zambia and Angola. It was assigned by Guthrie to Bantu group K.30, which Pfouts (2003) established as part of the Kavango–Southwest branch of Bantu. Though not specifically addressed, Mashi may be in that family as well. Mashi is also used by the largest ethnic population of south Kivu in eastern DRC. the Population who speak mashi are known as Bashi. They are the largest tribe in South Kivu whose capital city is Bukavu. <the Bashi occupies a vast region known as Bushi. Like Ngweshe, Kabare, Katana, Luhuinja, Burhinyi, Kaziba,and Idjui where the Bahavu who are also part of this group, Idjui is an island in KIvu lake between DRC and Rwanda
References
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