Manyika dialect

Manyika
Chimanyika
Native toZimbabwe, Mozambique
Native speakers
920,000 (2012–2017)[1]
Dialects
    • ChiBocha (Southern Manyika)
  • ChiHera
  • Northen Manyika
  • ChiUngwe
  • ChiJindwi
  • Tewe
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
mxc – Manyika
twx – Tewe
Glottologmany1258  Manyika
tewe1238  Tewe
S.13[2]
Linguasphere99-AUT-ad (north chiManyika incl. varieties -ada to -adk)+ 99-AUT-ae (central chi-Manyika incl. -aea to -aeg)

Manyika is a Shona language largely spoken by the Manyika tribe in the eastern part of Zimbabwe and across the border in Mozambique. It includes dialects ChiBocha, ChiUngwe, and ChiManyika, from which the broad Manyika language gets its name.

ChiManyika is spoken by people in the northern parts of Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe, (Nyanga, Honde Valley Mutasa area) whilst ChiBocha is spoken by people in the southern part of Manicaland. Manyika differs from Karanga and Zezuru dialects in a variety of small ways.

  1. ^ Manyika at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
    Tewe at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online