Guthrie code N.41 | ||
Native to Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe Native speakers 600,000 in Zambia and Mozambique (2006 – 2010 census)
16,000 in Zimbabwe (1969) Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Bantoid
Bantu
Nyasa
Sena (N40)
Nsenga ISO 639-3 Either:
nse – Nsenga
phm – Phimbi Glottolog nsen1242 (Nsenga)
phim1238 (Phimbi) | ||
Nsenga, also known as Senga, is a Bantu language of Zambia and Mozambique, occupying an area on the plateau that forms the watershed between the Zambezi and Luangwa river systems.
The urban form of Nyanja spoken in the Zambian capital Lusaka has many features of Nsenga.
References
Nsenga language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA