Nkoya language
| Nkoya | |
|---|---|
| Shinkoya | |
| Native to | Zambia |
Native speakers | 36,000 (2010 census)[1] |
| Dialects |
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nka |
| Glottolog | nkoy1244 |
L.60 (L.601–603,61–62)[2] | |
Nkoya is a
Luba languages
, and is at least Luban.
Maho (2009) considers the various varieties—Mbwera, Kolwe, Shangi, Shasha, and Nkoya proper—to be distinct languages in an Nkoya
language cluster.[2]
References
- ^ Nkoya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
External links
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| Other | |
