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Where is Nyiha (Malawi) spoken?

Nyiha (Malawi) is an Atlantic-Congo language, spoken in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. It is marked on the map by a ringed point.

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Where Nyiha (Malawi) is spoken

Nyiha (Malawi) is spoken in 3 countries: Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia.

Country
Malawi
Tanzania
Zambia

Nyiha (Malawi) has no area on the map because no open area map covers it. The ringed point is the position Glottolog gives for the language.

How many people speak Nyiha (Malawi)?

Wikidata holds no speaker count for this language.

Status: Threatened. Glottolog lists it as threatened: it is still spoken by all generations, but there are signs that the number of speakers is falling.

Where Nyiha (Malawi) sits in the language family tree

Glottolog classifies Nyiha (Malawi) as follows, from the largest family down to the language itself.

  1. Atlantic-Congo
  2. Volta-Congo
  3. Benue-Congo
  4. Bantoid
  5. Southern Bantoid
  6. Narrow Bantu
  7. East Bantu
  8. Corridor Bantu
  9. Mbozi
  10. Nyika-Lambya
  11. Nyika
  12. Central and Southern Nyika
  13. Mbozi-Malawi Nyika
  14. Nyiha (Malawi)

Related languages

Other languages in the Mbozi-Malawi Nyika group:

More about Nyiha (Malawi)

Codes: ISO 639-3 nyr, Glottolog nyih1239. Glottolog macroarea: Africa.

Questions about Nyiha (Malawi)

Where is Nyiha (Malawi) spoken?

Nyiha (Malawi) is spoken in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. On the map it is shown as a single point, because no open area map covers it.

Which language family is Nyiha (Malawi) in?

Glottolog places Nyiha (Malawi) in the Atlantic-Congo family, in the branch Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern Bantoid, Narrow Bantu, East Bantu, Corridor Bantu, Mbozi, Nyika-Lambya, Nyika, Central and Southern Nyika and Mbozi-Malawi Nyika.

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