The ASJP Database - Wordlist Nyungwe

Wordlist Nyungwe

Compiled by Julia Bischoffberger and Matthew S. Dryer

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No.	Meaning	Concepticon	Word	Loan

Glottocode: nyun1248
ISO 639-3: nyu

Coordinates WGS84

16°30'S, 33°E
-16.50, 33.00

number of speakers	490,000
status	alive

Classification

WALS: NC > Bantu
Glottolog: Atlantic Congo > Volta Congo > Benue Congo > Bantoid > Southernbantoid > Narrowbantu > Eastbantu > Tumbuka Sena Nyanja > Sena Nyanja > Senaic
Ethnologue: Niger Congo > Atlantic Congo > Volta Congo > Benue Congo > Bantoid > Southern > Narrowbantu > Central > N > Senga Sena(n.43)

Sources

Bleek 1856: The languages of Mosambique: Vocabularies of the dialects of Lourenzo Marques, Inhambane, Sofala, Tette, Sena, Quellimane, Mosambique, Cape Delgado, Anjoane, the Maravi, Mudasu etc. drawn up from the manuscripts of Dr Wm Peters, M. Berl. Acd., and from other materials. London: Harrison and Sons.