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Nyiha, Tanzania
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A language of
Tanzania
Location
Songwe region: Mbozi district, Lake Rukwa south and west.
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Zambia
Language Name
Nyiha
User Population
356,000 in Zambia (Johnstone 1993).
Location
Muchinga province: Chama and Isoka districts; near Malawi border.
Alternate Names
Ishinyiha, Nyika, Nyixa, Shinyiha
Dialects
Wandya, Nyika.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Other Comments
May be the same as Lambya [lai] of Tanzania and Malawi. Different from Nyika [nyf] (Nika, Giryama) of Kenya.
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