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Where is Nyika (Malawi and Zambia) spoken?

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

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Where Nyika (Malawi and Zambia) is spoken

Nyika (Malawi and Zambia) is spoken in 2 countries: Malawi and Zambia.

Country
Malawi
Zambia

Nyika (Malawi and Zambia) 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 Nyika (Malawi and Zambia)?

Wikidata holds no speaker count for this language.

Status: Not endangered. Glottolog lists it as not endangered: it is still being passed on to children.

Where Nyika (Malawi and Zambia) sits in the language family tree

Glottolog classifies Nyika (Malawi and Zambia) 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. Nyika (Malawi and Zambia)

More about Nyika (Malawi and Zambia)

Codes: ISO 639-3 nkv, Glottolog nyik1246. Glottolog macroarea: Africa.

Questions about Nyika (Malawi and Zambia)

Where is Nyika (Malawi and Zambia) spoken?

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

Which language family is Nyika (Malawi and Zambia) in?

Glottolog places Nyika (Malawi and Zambia) 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 and Central and Southern Nyika.

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