Nkoya language

Nkoya
Nkoya
Shinkoya
Native to	Zambia
Native speakers	36,000 (2010 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Luban Luba ? Nkoya; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Nkoya proper; Mbwera (Mbowela); Kolwe (Lukolwe); Shangi (Lushangi); Shasha (Mashasha);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nka
Glottolog	nkoy1244
Guthrie code	L.60 (L.601–603,61–62)

Nkoya is a Bantu language of Zambia. It may be one of the Luba languages, and is at least Luban.

Maho (2009) considers the various varieties—Mbwera, Kolwe, Shangi, Shasha, and Nkoya proper—to be distinct languages in an Nkoya language cluster.^[2]

^ Nkoya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[e18-1] Nkoya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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Nkoya
Shinkoya
Native to	Zambia
Native speakers	36,000 (2010 census)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Luban Luba ? Nkoya
Dialects	Nkoya proper Mbwera (Mbowela) Kolwe (Lukolwe) Shangi (Lushangi) Shasha (Mashasha)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`nka`
Glottolog	`nkoy1244`
Guthrie code	`L.60 (L.601–603,61–62)`^[2]