URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85093498
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85093498#concept
Variants
- Anyanja language
- Chinyanja language
- Kiniassa language
- Mang'anja language
- Ng'anga language
- Nyandja language
- Nyassa language
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Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Broader Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: Biebuyck, D. African ethnonyms, 1996:p. 214 (Nyanja (Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia) var.: Anyanja. Note: Bantu language. Nyanja is used as a cover term to include the Nyasa, Manganja and Nyanja proper. It is one of the groups included in the collective term Maravi)
- found: Ethnologue, 13th ed. Internet ed.:under Malawi (Nyanja (Chinyanja, Chewa), West central and southwestern. Western dialect in Zambia, eastern dialect in Mozambique, a few in Tanzania. Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, N, Nyanja. Dialects: Chewa (Chichewa, Cheva, Sheva), Ngoni, Manganja (Waganga, Cimanganja), Nyasa, Peta (Cipeta, Maravi, Marave, Malawi). National language) under Mozambique (Nyanja (Chinyanja). Dialects: Chewa (Cewa, Chichewa, Cicewa), Ngoni (Cingoni), Nsenga (Cinsenga), Nyanja (Cinyanja) under Tanzania (Nyanja (Chinyanja). Dialects: Chichewa (Chewa, Cewa), Peta (Cipeta, Chipeta, Malawi, Maravi, Marave), Chingoni (Ngoni), Manganja (Waganga), Nyasa, Chikunda) under Zambia (Nyanja (Chinyanja); Dialects: Chichewa (Chewa, Cewa), Peta (Cipeta, Chipeta, Malawi, Maravi, Marave), Chingoni (Ngoni), Manganja (Waganga), Nyasa, Chikunda.)
- found: 96980641: Kashoki, M.E. Loanwords in Lozi, Nyanja and Tonga : a preliminary presentation, c1994.
- found: Ethnologue, 2000(Sena (Cisena, Chisena); closely related to Nyuhngwe, Nyanja and Kunda; Mozambique)
LC Classification
- PL8593
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Change Notes
- 2003-05-22: new
- 2012-03-27: revised
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