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Nambya

Nambya is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Botswana. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Nambya, Nambiya 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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Words in Nambya

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