Mbwela language (Zambia)

Nkoya
Shinkoya
Native to	Zambia
Native speakers	36,000 (2010 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Luban Luba ? Nkoya
Dialects	Nkoya proper Mbwera (Mbowela) Kolwe (Lukolwe) Shangi (Lushangi) Shasha (Mashasha)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog	`nkoy1244`
Guthrie code	`L.60 (L.601–603,61–62)`

Nkoya is a Bantu language of Zambia. It may be one of the 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.