Nsenga language

E934808

The Nsenga language is a Bantu language spoken primarily in Zambia and neighboring regions, closely related to other languages of the area such as Tumbuka and Chewa.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Nsenga language canonical 5
Ngoni language 1
Senga language 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language
natural language
alsoKnownAs Chinsenga
Cinsenga
linked to: Nsenga
closelyRelatedTo Chewa language
linked to: Chichewa

Tumbuka language
country Malawi
Mozambique
Zambia
glottologCode nsen1242
glottologName Nsenga
guthrieClassification N41
hasDialectContinuumWith Chewa language
linked to: Chichewa

Tumbuka language
linked to: Tumbuka
hasNounClassSystem true
hasTonalPhonology true
iso639-3Code nse
languageFamily Bantu languages
linguisticArea Southeastern Bantu
primaryCountry Zambia
region Eastern Zambia
Luangwa Valley
sharesGrammarFeaturesWith Chewa language
linked to: Chichewa

Tumbuka language
linked to: Tumbuka
sharesVocabularyWith Chewa language
linked to: Chichewa

Tumbuka language
linked to: Tumbuka
spokenBy Nsenga people NERFINISHED
spokenIn Malawi
Mozambique
Zambia
subfamily Niger–Congo languages
subgroup Bantoid languages
Benue–Congo languages
Southern Bantu languages
usedAsLinguaFrancaIn parts of Eastern Zambia
wordOrder SVO
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tumbuka closelyRelatedTo Nsenga language
Eastern Province, Zambia hasLanguage Nsenga language
Ngindo language neighboringLanguage Ngoni language
linked to: Nsenga language
Sena–Nyanja hasMember Nsenga language
Zone N (Guthrie classification) hasMember Senga language
linked to: Nsenga language