Sena language
| Sena | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Mozambique, Malawi |
| Ethnicity | Sena |
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Native speakers
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1.6 million (2001–2006) |
| Dialects |
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| Official status | |
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Official language in
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Zimbabwe (as 'Chibarwe') |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: seh – Mozambiquean Sena swk – Malawian Sena bwg – Barwe |
| Glottolog |
nucl1396 (Nuclear Sena)mala1475 (Malawi Sena)barw1243 (Barwe)
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N.44,441 (N.45,46) |
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| Linguasphere | 99-AUS-xi incl. varieties 99-AUS-xia...-xic; also 99-AUS-xj (chi-Rue) & 99-AUS-xm (chi-Podzo) |
Sena is spoken in the four provinces of central Mozambique (Zambezi valley): Tete, Sofala, Zambezia and Manica. There were an estimated 900,000 native Sena speakers in Mozambique in 1997, with at least 1.5 million including those who speak it as second language.
Sena is spoken in several dialects, of which Rue and Podzo are divergent. The Sena of Malawi may be a distinct language. Barwe (Chibarwe) has official recognition in Zimbabwe.
Some remarks on Sena tenses can be found in Funnell (2004), Barnes & Funnell (2005), and in Kiso (2012).
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