Native to Mozambique ISO 639-3 nyu Guthrie code N.43 | Native speakers 440,000 (2006) Glottolog nyun1248 | |
Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Bantoid
Bantu
Nyasa
Sena (N40) ?
Nyungwe | ||
Nyungwe (Cinyungwe or Nhungue) is a Bantu language of Mozambique. It is used as a trade language throughout Tete Province.
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Geographic distribution
Nyungwe is spoken by more than 439,000 people in Mozambique along the Zambezi River, principally in Tete Province.
Official status
While Portuguese is the only official language of Mozambique, Nyungwe is one of the recognized national languages.
Phonology
The phonological inventory is:
History
Many vocabulary words collected by David Livingstone in Tete in the 1850s, and Courtois in the 1890s are similar to the words in common use by Nyungwe-speaking people today.
References
Nyungwe language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA