Nyanja language
Nyanja (ISO 639-3 code nya) is a language of the Atlantic-Congo family spoken in Malawi, Mozambique, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | nya |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | nyan1308 |
| Family | Atlantic-Congo |
| Area | Africa |
| Countries | Malawi, Mozambique, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Nyanja words
- bala
- boma
- bwinja
- chachizungu
- chenjera
- chidude
- chilimira
- chimkondwa
- chipalamba
- chipinda
- chisa
- chisandukwa
- chiwanda
- chizizi
- cholembera
- da
- dondo
- dziko
- dzuka
- fa
- fetsa
- galimoto
- gwetsa
- ipa
Related languages
Other Atlantic-Congo languages, nearest first.
- Zulu27,000,000 speakers
- Bemba4,100,000 speakers
- Chokwe1,000,000 speakers
- Suba174,000 speakers
- Ikizu132,000 speakers
- Bondei80,000 speakers
- Wanda42,810 speakers
- Ikoma-Nata-Isenye36,000 speakers
- Bende34,145 speakers
- Isanzu32,400 speakers
- Makwe32,000 speakers
- Pimbwe29,000 speakers
More about Nyanja
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.