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Nyiha, Tanzania

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3: nih

Population	306,000 in Tanzania (1987). Population total all countries: 662,000.
Region	Mbeya region, Mbozi District, Lake Rukwa south and west. Also in Zambia.
Language map	Tanzania, reference number 70
Alternate names	Ishinyiha, Kinyiha, Nyika, Nyixa, Shinyiha
Dialects	Similar to Lambya [lai], Malila [mgq].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, M, Nyika-Safwa (M.20)
Language development	NT: 1913–1966.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Different from Nyika [nyf] (Kigiryama) of Kenya. Traditionally weavers, iron workers, hunters; swidden agriculturalists: millet; animal husbandry: cattle, goats, poultry.

Also spoken in:

Zambia

Language name	Nyiha
Population	356,000 in Zambia (Johnstone 1993).
Region	Northeast Northern Province near Malawi border, Isoka and Chama districts.
Language map	Zambia, reference number 26
Alternate names	Ishinyiha, Nyika, Nyixa
Dialects	Wandya.
Comments	May constitute one language with Lambya [lai] of Tanzania and Malawi. Different from Nyika [nyf] (Nika, Giryama) of Kenya.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

KRÜGER, Susanne; LINDFORS, Anna-Lena; NAGLER, Louise; WOODWARD, Mark, authors. 2009. "A sociolinguistic survey of the Nyiha and Nyika language communities in Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi."  

Vernacular Publications

Herufi za Kinyiha. 2004.