Manyika

Print

A language of Zimbabwe

ISO 639-3
mxc
Alternate Names
Bamanyeka, Chimanyika, Manika, Wamanyika, Wanyika
Population

861,000 in Zimbabwe (2000). Population total all countries: 1,025,000.

Location

Manicaland Province and adjacent areas, northeast of Umtali. Also in Mozambique.

Language Maps
Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, S, Shona (S.13)
Dialects

Bocha (Boka), Bunji, Bvumba, Domba, Guta, Here, Hungwe, Jindwi, Karombe, Nyamuka, Nyatwe, Unyama. A bit more divergent from Shona [sna] than Karanga [kth], Zezuru [sna], and Korekore [sna]. Partially intelligible with Shona. Lexical similarity: 74%–81% with Ndau [ndc].

Language Development
NT: 1908.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Manyika
Writing
Latin script.

Also spoken in:

Expand All Collapse All