Nambya language (original) (raw)
Nambya, or Nanzwa/Nanzva, is a Bantu language spoken by the Nambya people. It is spoken in northwestern Zimbabwe, particularly in the town of Hwange, with a few speakers in northeastern Botswana. It is either classified as a dialect of Kalanga or as a closely related language. The Zimbabwean constitution, in particular the Education Act, as amended in 1990, recognises Nambya and Kalanga as separate indigenous languages.
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| dbo:abstract | Nambya, or Nanzwa/Nanzva, is a Bantu language spoken by the Nambya people. It is spoken in northwestern Zimbabwe, particularly in the town of Hwange, with a few speakers in northeastern Botswana. It is either classified as a dialect of Kalanga or as a closely related language. The Zimbabwean constitution, in particular the Education Act, as amended in 1990, recognises Nambya and Kalanga as separate indigenous languages. (en) Le nambya (ou chinambya, nambzya, nanzva) est une langue bantoue du groupe shona parlée principalement au Zimbabwe – où elle figure parmi les 16 langues officielles – également au Botswana. Le nombre total de locuteurs est supérieur à 100 000. En 2000 on en dénombrait environ 90 000 au Zimbabwe et en 2004 on en comptait 15 000 au Botswana. (fr) La lingua nambya (nome nativo chinambya) è una lingua bantu dell'Africa meridionale. Il nambya appartiene al sottogruppo delle lingue shona delle lingue bantu; ha affinità con altre lingue del gruppo come il kalanga. Alcuni parlanti sono bilingui, specialmente con lo ndebele. Secondo dati del 2000, il nambya viene parlato da circa 105.000 persone stanziate principalmente nello Zimbabwe occidentale (90.000 parlanti) e nel Botswana nordorientale. (it) |
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| dbp:nativename | Nanzva (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | Nambya, or Nanzwa/Nanzva, is a Bantu language spoken by the Nambya people. It is spoken in northwestern Zimbabwe, particularly in the town of Hwange, with a few speakers in northeastern Botswana. It is either classified as a dialect of Kalanga or as a closely related language. The Zimbabwean constitution, in particular the Education Act, as amended in 1990, recognises Nambya and Kalanga as separate indigenous languages. (en) Le nambya (ou chinambya, nambzya, nanzva) est une langue bantoue du groupe shona parlée principalement au Zimbabwe – où elle figure parmi les 16 langues officielles – également au Botswana. Le nombre total de locuteurs est supérieur à 100 000. En 2000 on en dénombrait environ 90 000 au Zimbabwe et en 2004 on en comptait 15 000 au Botswana. (fr) La lingua nambya (nome nativo chinambya) è una lingua bantu dell'Africa meridionale. Il nambya appartiene al sottogruppo delle lingue shona delle lingue bantu; ha affinità con altre lingue del gruppo come il kalanga. Alcuni parlanti sono bilingui, specialmente con lo ndebele. Secondo dati del 2000, il nambya viene parlato da circa 105.000 persone stanziate principalmente nello Zimbabwe occidentale (90.000 parlanti) e nel Botswana nordorientale. (it) |
| rdfs:label | Nambya (langue) (fr) Lingua nambya (it) Nambya language (en) |
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