Nyika, Tanzania

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A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3
nkt
Alternate Names
Kinyiha, Kinyika
User Population

25,000 (2007).

Location

Rukwa region: Sumbawanga rural district, mainly Sandulula ward; Mollo ward.

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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.23)
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Malawi Nyiha [nyr]. Lexical similarity: 67% with Tanzania Nyiha [nih]; 74% with Malila [mgq], 71% with Safwa [sbk] (Roth 2011).

Language Use

All domains. Used by all. Also use Swahili [swh].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nyika, Tanzania
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].