Nyasa languages
The Nyasa languages are an apparently valid genealogical group of Bantu languages. With the reassignment of a couple of Guthrie Zone N languages to other branches, Nyasa is essentially synonymous with Zone N. The languages and their Guthrie identifications are:
- Tumbuka (N21)
- Tonga language (Malawi) (N15)
- Chewa (Nyanja) (N31)
- Sena group (N40): Nsenga (N41), Kunda-Nyungwe (N42, N43), Sena (incl. Podzo, Rue) (N44)
Nyasa | |
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Geographic distribution | Malawi and surrounding areas, C Mozambique |
Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo |
Glottolog | sena1269 (Sena–Nyanja) tumb1250 (Tumbuka) |
The poorly known Mwera (Nyasa) language spoken at Mbamba Bay on the east side of Lake Malawi is classified as N201 and presumably belongs here as well.
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Note: The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them. |
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