Mashi language
| Mashi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Zambia, Angola |
Native speakers | (20,800 in Zambia cited 1969 [sic] census)[1] 2,630 in Angola (2000) |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mho |
K.34[2] | |
Mashi (Kamaxi), or Kwandu, is a Bantu language of Zambia and Angola. It was assigned by Guthrie to Bantu group K.30, which Pfouts (2003) established as part of the Kavango–Southwest branch of Bantu.[3] Though not specifically addressed, Mashi may be in that family as well.
References
- ^ Mashi at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Nurse & Phillipson 2003
