ISO 639 Code: nya

ISO 639-1:ny
ISO 639-2:  nya
English: Chichewa; Nyanja
French: chichewa; nyanja

The code nya is classified in ISO 639 as an individual language code.

This code corresponds to the following language in the Ethnologue:

NYANJA

[NYJ] Malawi. 3,958,000 in Malawi (1993 Johnstone). Population total all countries 5,622,000 (1998). Including second language speakers: 6,000,000 (1999 WA). Alternate names: CHINYANJA, CHEWA. Dialects: CHEWA (CHICHEWA, CHEVA, SHEVA), NGONI, MANGANJA (WAGANGA, CIMANGANJA), NYASA, PETA (CIPETA, MARAVI, MARAVE, MALAWI). Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, N, Nyanja (N.30). More information.


 
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