Nkoya language

Nkoya
Nkoya
Shinkoya
Native to	Zambia
Native speakers	36,000 (2010 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Luban Luba ? Nkoya; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Nkoya proper; Mbwera (Mbowela); Kolwe (Lukolwe); Shangi (Lushangi); Shasha (Mashasha);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nka
Glottolog	nkoy1244
Guthrie code	L.60 (L.601–603,61–62)

Nkoya is a Bantu language of Zambia. It may be one of the Luba languages, and is at least Luban.

NativetoZambia

Native speakers

36,000 (2010 census)^[1]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

Atlantic–Congo
- Benue–Congo
  - Bantoid
    - Bantu
      - Luban
        Luba ?
        Nkoya

Dialects

Nkoya proper
Mbwera (Mbowela)
Kolwe (Lukolwe)
Shangi (Lushangi)
Shasha (Mashasha)

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Maho (2009) considers the various varieties—Mbwera, Kolwe, Shangi, Shasha, and Nkoya proper—to be distinct languages in an Nkoya language cluster.^[2]

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Nkoya
Shinkoya
Native to	Zambia
Native speakers	36,000 (2010 census)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Luban Luba ? Nkoya
Dialects	Nkoya proper Mbwera (Mbowela) Kolwe (Lukolwe) Shangi (Lushangi) Shasha (Mashasha)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`nka`
Glottolog	`nkoy1244`
Guthrie code	`L.60 (L.601–603,61–62)`^[2]