Nyika, Tanzania

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639: nkt
Alternate Names: Kinyiha, Kinyika
Population: 25,000 (2007).
Location:: Rukwa region: Sumbawanga rural district, mainly Sandulula ward; Mollo ward.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, M, Nyiha-Safwa (M.23)
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Malawi Nyiha [nyr]. Lexical similarity: 67% with Tanzania Nyiha [nih]; 74% with Malila [mgq], 71% with Safwa [sbk] (Roth 2011).
Language Use: All domains. Used by all. Also use Swahili [swh].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Nyika, Tanzania
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Rukwa region: Sumbawanga rural district, mainly Sandulula ward; Mollo ward.