Nyiha language

Not to be confused with Nyika language or Nyika languages.

Nyiha (Nyixa, Nyika) is a Bantu language primarily spoken in Tanzania and Zambia. The language of the 10,000 speakers in Malawi is different enough to sometimes be considered a distinct language.

Nyiha
Ishinyiha
Native to	Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi
Ethnicity	Nyiha
Native speakers	(670,000 cited 1987–1993)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Rukwa Mbozi Mbeya South Nyiha
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: nih – (Tanzania, Zambia) nyr – (Malawi)
Glottolog	mboz1234
Guthrie code	M.23[2]

References

1. (Tanzania, Zambia) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   (Malawi) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

External links

• University of Malawi Language Mapping Survey (2006) Contains comparative vocabulary and a short text in Malawian Nyika.
• Krüger et al. (2009) "A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Nyiha and Nyika language communities in Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi"