Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone N: Senga-Sena
Dictionary:Alves, P. Albano. 1957. Dicionário Português-Chisena e Chisena-Português. Beira: Tipografia da Escola de Artes e Ofı́cios.
Grammar:Torrend, J. 1900. Grammatica do Chisena. Chipanga, Zambia.
Consonant system:
p ph t th k kh b d ɡ ts č čh dz ɡ̌ f fh s š h v z m n ñ l
Stops:p ph b t th d k kh ɡ
Affricates:ts dz č čh ɡ̌
Fricatives:f fh v s z š h
Nasals:m n ñ
Laterals:l
Modified Consonants:Nc p b t d k ɡ ts dz č ɡ̌ f v s z
Glides:j w
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:i e
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o
Stress:penult
Noun Number:s p
Noun Classes:10
Demonstratives:4: near person speaking, in hands of or joined to person speaking, near person spoken to, remote from both speaker and person spoken to.
Pronouns:
1 4 2 5 3 6
Syntax:SVO NA NG ND N-NUM N-POSS
Prep/Post:PREP
Number:1122
Language:Rue
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone N: Senga-Sena
Consonant system:
Number:1123
Language:Podzo
Population:5,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone N: Senga-Sena
Consonant system:
Number:1124
Language:Ndengereko
Population:53,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone P: Matumbi
Consonant system:
Number:1125
Language:Ruihi
Population:71,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone P: Matumbi
Consonant system:
Number:1126
Language:Matumbi
Location:Tanzania
Population:41,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone P: Matumbi
Other Sources:WALS
Consonant system:
Syntax:SVO
Number:1127
Language:Ngindo
Population:85,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone P: Matumbi
Consonant system:
Number:1128
Language:Mbunga
Population:10,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone P: Matumbi
Consonant system:
Number:1129
Language:Yao
Location:N Mozambique (Niassa)
Population:127,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone P: Yao
Dictionary:
Sanderson, G. Meredith. 1954. A Dictionary of the Yao Language. Zomba, Malawi: Government Printer. José Viana, Miguel. 1961. Dicionário de Portugês-Chi-Yao e Chi-Yao- Português. Memórias do Instituto de Investigação Cientı́fia de Moçambique 3, 1-172.
Grammar:Sanderson, Meredith. 1922. A Yao Grammar. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
Other Sources:Whiteley, W. H. 1966. A Study of Yao Sentences. Oxford: Charendon Press.
Consonant system:
p t c k mb ɓ nd ɗ ñɟ ʄ ŋɡ ɠ č (f) v s š m n ñ ŋ l ʎ
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone P: Makua
Consonant system:
Number:1136
Language:Ngulu2
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone P: Makua
Consonant system:
Number:1137
Language:Ngulu2
Population:65,500
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone P: Makua
Consonant system:
Number:1138
Language:Ngulu2
Location:Tanzania
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone P: Makua
Consonant system:
Number:1139
Language:Chuabo
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone P: Makua
Consonant system:
Number:1140
Language:South Mbundu
Location:C Angola
Population:1.7 million
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Central: Zone R: South Mbundu
Dictionary:Le Guennec, Grégoire and José Francisco Valente. 1972. Dicionário Português-Umbundu. Luanda: Instituto de Investigação Cientı́fica de Angola.
Grammar:Valente, José Francisco. 1964. Gramática Umbundu. Lisbon: Junta de Investigacões do Ultramar.