Nsenga | |
---|---|
Chinsenga | |
Native to | Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
Native speakers
|
600,000 in Zambia and Mozambique (2006 – 2010 census) 16,000 in Zimbabwe (1969) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either: nse – Nsenga phm – Phimbi |
Glottolog |
nsen1242 (Nsenga)phim1238 (Phimbi)
|
N.41 |
|
Linguasphere | 99-AUS-xf incl. varieties 99-AUS-xfa...-xfc |
Nsenga, also known as Senga, is a Bantu language of Zambia and Mozambique, occupying an area on the plateau that forms the watershed between the Zambezi and Luangwa river systems.
The urban form of Nyanja spoken in the Zambian capital Lusaka has many features of Nsenga.