NKV ISO 639-3
Nyika
A language of Malawi
- ISO 639
- nkv
- Alternate Names
- Chinyika, Kinyika
- Population
- 5,000 in Malawi (2007). Total users in all countries: 14,300.
- Location:
- Chitipa district: Chisenga area villages; Karonga district: west.
- 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].
- Language Use
- All domains. Used by all.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Nyika
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Muchinga province: Isoka district, Mulekatembo village area.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened) View other languages of Zambia
Language Name
Nyika
User Population
9,300 in Zambia (2017 J. Leclerc).
Map
Location: Chitipa district: Chisenga area villages; Karonga district: west.
Size and Vitality
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