Nyanja language

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Nyanja_language
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:language
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Chinyanja
Chewa
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Proto-Bantu
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Zambia
gptkbp:glottologCode yes
nyan1306
gptkbp:hasBibleTranslation yes
gptkbp:hasNewspaper yes
gptkbp:hasStation yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nyanja language
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code ny
gptkbp:ISO639-3 nya
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Bantu_languages
gptkbp:linguisticTypology agglutinative
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers over 15 million
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Malawi
gptkb:Zambia
gptkbp:primaryDialect gptkb:Nyanja
Chewa
gptkbp:region gptkb:Southern_Africa
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Malawi
gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:Zambia
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Niger-Congo_languages
gptkbp:usedAsLinguaFranca gptkb:Lusaka
gptkb:Zambia
gptkbp:usedInEducation gptkb:Zambia
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Latin_script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sena_language
gptkb:Chichewa_language
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7