| Aushi | |
|---|---|
| Ikyaushi | |
| Native to | Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region | Luapula Province, (Haut-)Katanga Province |
Native speakers | 100,000 in Zambia (2010 census)[1] widespread as L2 in DR Congo[2] |
| Latin | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | auh |
| Glottolog | aush1241 |
M.402[3] | |
Aushi, known by native speakers as Ikyaushi, is a Bantu language primarily spoken in the Lwapula Province of Zambia and the (Haut-)Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Although many scholars argue that it is a dialect of the closely related Bemba, native speakers insist that it is a distinct language. Nonetheless, speakers of both linguistic varieties enjoy extensive mutual intelligibility, particularly in the Lwapula Province.[4]
- ^ Aushi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Aushi". Ethnologue.
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Spier, Troy E. (2020). A Descriptive Grammar of Ikyaushi. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA: Ph.D. dissertation.