Lambya language
| Lambya | |
|---|---|
| Ichilambya | |
| Native to | Tanzania, Malawi |
| Ethnicity | Lambya |
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Native speakers
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(40,000 in Tanzania cited 1987) 60,000 in Malawi (2012) 2,000 in Zambia (1958) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | lamb1272 |
M.201,202 |
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Lambya (Rambia) is a Bantu language of Tanzania and Malawi. In Northern Malawi it is spoken particularly in the Chitipa District.
Sukwa, once thought to be a dialect of Nyakyusa, is now considered to be a dialect of Lambya. The University of Malawi Language Mapping Survey for Northern Malawi (2006), agreeing with this, found that the three languages Cilambya, Cindali, and Cisukwa form a single dialect group, although there are differences between them, especially between Cilambya and the other two. For example:
The Language Mapping Survey gives further vocabulary and also a short text (the Tortoise and the Hare) in all three dialects.
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