CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone M: Bisa-Lamba
GRAMMAR:GD: Madan, A.C. 1906. Wisa Handbook. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
CONSONANTS:
p t k mb nd ŋɡ č ñ̃ɡ̌ f s βʷ v z m n ŋ l
STOPS:p mb t nd k ŋɡ
AFFRICATES:č ñ̃ɡ̌
FRICATIVES:βʷ f v s z
NASALS:m n ŋ
LATERALS:l
MODIFIEDCO:Nc b d ɡ ɡ̌
GLIDES:j
VOWELS:
FRONTVOWEL:i e
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u o
STRESS:penult
NOUNNUMBER:s p
NOUNCLASSE:10
DEMONSTRAT:3 + ref
ARTICLES:def
PRONOUNS:
1 4 2 5 3 6 2=3
SYNTAX:SVO NA NG ND N-NUM N-POSS
PREPPOST:PREP
NUMBER:1102
LANGUAGE:Lala
POPULATION:64,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone M: Bisa-Lamba
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1103
LANGUAGE:Swaka
POPULATION:12,500
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone M: Bisa-Lamba
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1104
LANGUAGE:Lamba
LOCATION:Togo
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone M: Bisa-Lamba
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1105
LANGUAGE:Lamba
POPULATION:75,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone M: Bisa-Lamba
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1106
LANGUAGE:Seba
POPULATION:7,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone M: Bisa-Lamba
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1107
LANGUAGE:Lenje
POPULATION:33,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone M: Lenje-Tonga
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1108
LANGUAGE:Soli
POPULATION:13,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone M: Lenje-Tonga
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1109
LANGUAGE:Ila
LOCATION:Zambia
POPULATION:130,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone M: Lenje-Tonga
GRAMMAR:GD: Smith, Edwin W. 1907. A Handbook of the Ila Language. Oxford. [Reprinted 1964 by Gregg Press, Ridgewood, NJ]
CONSONANTS:
p t k b d ɡ č ɡ̌ f s š h v vh z ž m n ŋ l (r)
STOPS:p b t d k ɡ
AFFRICATES:č ɡ̌
FRICATIVES:f v vh s z š ž h
NASALS:m n ŋ
LATERALS:l
VIBRANTS:(r)
MODIFIEDCO:
Nc p b t d k ɡ č ɡ̌ f vh s z š cj cʷ
GLIDES:j w
VOWELS:
FRONTVOWEL:I ɛ æ
BACKVOWELS:ʋ o ɔ
LONGVOWELS:ī ē ā ū ō
DIPHTHONGS:ai oi
SYLLABLE:(C)V
NOUNNUMBER:s p
NOUNCLASSE:9
DEMONSTRAT:3
PRONOUNS:
1 4 2 5 3 6 2=3 3 & 6 vary with noun class
SYNTAX:SVO NA NG ND N-NUM N-POSS
PREPPOST:PREP
NUMBER:1110
LANGUAGE:Tonga1
POPULATION:90,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone M: Lenje-Tonga
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1111
LANGUAGE:Tonga1
LOCATION:Zambia
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone M: Lenje-Tonga
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1112
LANGUAGE:Manda
POPULATION:10,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone N: Manda
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1113
LANGUAGE:Matengo
POPULATION:58,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone N: Manda
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1114
LANGUAGE:Mpoto
POPULATION:58,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone N: Manda
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1115
LANGUAGE:Tonga2
LOCATION:Malawi
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone N: Manda
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1116
LANGUAGE:Tumbuka
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone N: Tumbuka
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:1117
LANGUAGE:Nyanja
ALTERNATEN:Chichewa
LOCATION:Malawi
POPULATION:1 million
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone N: Nyanja
DICTIONARY:
English-Cinyanja Dictionary. n.d. London: United Society for Christian Literature. Scott, David Clement. 1929. Dictionary of the Nyanja Language. London: United Society for Christian Literature. Dicionário Cinyanja-Português. 1963. Lisbon: Junta de Investigações do Ultramar. Dicionário Portugês-Cinyanja. 1964. Lisbon: Junta de Investigaçõs do Ultramar.
GRAMMAR:
Elementos de Gramática Cinyanja. 1964. Lisbon: Junta de Investigações do Ultramar.
TEXTBOOKS:
Thomoson, T. D. 1955. A practical Approach to Chinyanja. Zomba, Malawi: Government Printer. Price, Thomas. 1966. The Elements of Nyanja for English-Speaking Students. Blantyre, Malawi: The Synod Bookshop.
CONSONANTS:
p ph t th k kh b d ɡ ts č dz ɡ̌ f s (h) v z m n ŋ l (r)