Manyika

A language of Zimbabwe

ISO 639: mxc
Alternate Names: Bamanyeka, Chimanyika, Manika, Wamanyika, Wanyika
Population: 405,000 in Zimbabwe (2012). Total users in all countries: 551,000.
Location:: Manicaland province: Makoni, Mutasa, Mutare, and Nyanga districts, northwest of Umtali.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, S, Shona (S.13)
Dialects: Bocha (Boka), Bunji, Bvumba, Domba, Guta, Here, Hungwe, Jindwi, Karombe, Nyamuka, Nyatwe, Unyama. A bit more divergent from Shona [sna] than the Karanga, Zezuru, and Korekore dialects. Partially intelligible with Shona. Lexical similarity: 74%–81% with Ndau [ndc].
Language Use: Used as L2 by Barwe [bwg].
Language Development: NT: 1908.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Manyika
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Mozambique

Location: Manica province: north of Ndau, west of Tewe; Tete province: southwest.
Dialects: Bocha (Boka), Bunji, Bvumba, Domba, Guta, Here, Hungwe, Jindwi, Karombe, Nyamuka, Nyatwe, Unyama.
Language Status: 5 (Developing)
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Manicaland province: Makoni, Mutasa, Mutare, and Nyanga districts, northwest of Umtali.