Lambya

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A language of Malawi

ISO 639-3
lai
Alternate Names
Ichilambya, Kilambya, Lambia, Lambwa, Rambia
Autonym
ChiLambya
User Population

59,500 in Malawi (2009 UNSD). Total users in all countries: 106,900.

Location

Chitipa and Karonga districts: along Tanzania and Zambia borders.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, M, Nyiha-Safwa (M.201)
Dialects

Central Lambya. Ndali [ndh] may be intelligible with Lambya.

Language Development

Texts. NT: 2016.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Lambya
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.

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