Zone N (Guthrie classification)

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Zone N in the Guthrie classification is a group of closely related Bantu languages, known as the Sena–Nyanja languages, spoken primarily in parts of southeastern Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language group
Guthrie Bantu zone
alsoKnownAs Sena–Nyanja languages
branch Benue–Congo languages
classificationCriterion partly linguistic
primarily geographic
codeRange N10–N40
containsSubgroup N10 group
N20 group
N30 group
N40 group
geographicDistribution Malawi
Mozambique
Zambia
Zimbabwe
parts of Tanzania
hasFeature agglutinative morphology
noun class system
rich verbal inflection
hasMember Chichewa language
linked to: Chichewa

Chinyanja language
linked to: Nyanja language

Kunda language
Mang’anja language
Nsenga language
Nyungwe language
Phimbi language
Sena language
Senga language
linked to: Nsenga language

Tonga (Malawi) language
Tumbuka–Sena transitional varieties
includesDialectCluster Nyanja dialect cluster
Sena dialect cluster
linguisticFeature closely related Bantu languages
locatedIn southeastern Africa
macroFamily Niger–Congo languages
namedAfter Sena and Nyanja languages
partOf Guthrie classification of Bantu languages
proposedBy Malcolm Guthrie
subBranch Southern Bantu languages
subFamily Atlantic–Congo languages
subgroupOf Bantu languages
timeOfProposal mid-20th century
typicalWordOrder SVO
usedIn African language classification
comparative Bantu linguistics
writingSystemsUsed Latin script

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Sena–Nyanja languages linguisticClassification Zone N (Guthrie classification)