Nyiha | |
Nativename: | Ishinyiha |
States: | Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi |
Ethnicity: | Nyiha |
Speakers: | 670,000 |
Date: | 1987–1993 |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
Fam4: | Bantoid |
Fam5: | Bantu |
Fam6: | Rukwa |
Fam7: | Mbozi |
Fam8: | Mbeya |
Fam9: | South |
Lc1: | nih |
Ld1: | (Tanzania, Zambia) |
Lc2: | nyr |
Ld2: | (Malawi) |
Glotto: | mboz1234 |
Glottorefname: | Mbozi–Malawi Nyika |
Guthrie: | M.23 |
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.