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Nyiha language

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Ethnicity
  
Nyiha

Glottolog
  
mboz1234

Native to
  
Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi

Native speakers
  
(670,000 cited 1987–1993)

Language family
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Rukwa Mbozi Mbeya South Nyiha

ISO 639-3
  
Either: nih – (Tanzania, Zambia) nyr – (Malawi)

Nyiha (Nyixa, Nyika) is a Bantu language primarily spoken in Tanzania and Zambia. The language of the 10,000 speakers in Malawi is different enough to sometimes be considered a distinct language.

References

Nyiha language Wikipedia