Simaa language
Bantu language spoken in Zambia
Simaa | |
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Native to | Zambia |
Native speakers | 17,000 (2010 census)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sie |
Glottolog | sima1258 |
K.35 [2] | |
ELP | Mwenyi |
Simaa is a Bantu language of Zambia. It was assigned by Guthrie to Bantu group K.30, which Pfouts (2003) established as part of the Kavango–Southwest branch of Bantu. Though not specifically addressed, Simaa may be in that family as well.
Maho (2009) lists K35 Simaa, K351 Mulonga, K352 Mwenyi, K353 Koma (Makoma), and K354 Imilangu, all covered by ISO code [sie], as distinct but closely related languages.
References
External links
- ELAR archive of a Preliminary Documentation of Mwenyi
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Narrow Bantu languages (Zones J–M) (by Guthrie classification)
[J]D40 |
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[J]D50 | |
[J]D60 | |
[J]E10 | |
[J]E20 | |
[J]E30 | |
[J]E40 | |
[J]F20 |
K10 | |
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K20 |
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K30 | |
K40 |
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L10 | |
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L20 | |
L30 |
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L40 |
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L50 | |
L60 |
M10 | |
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M20 | |
M30 | |
M40 | |
M50 | |
M60 |
- Italics indicate extinct languages.
- Languages between parentheses are varieties of the language on their left.
- The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them.
- Narrow Bantu languages by Guthrie classification zone templates
- Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones A–B)
- Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones C–D)
- Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones E–H)
- Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones J–M)
- Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones N–S)