Zambia has several major indigenous languages,[1] all members of the Bantu family, as well as Khwedam, Zambian Sign Language, several immigrant languages and the pidgins Settla and Fanagalo. English is the official language and the major language of business and education.[1][2]
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Zambia has several major indigenous languages, all members of the Bantu family, as well as Khwedam, Zambian Sign Language, several immigrant languages...
Zambia, officially the Republic ofZambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to...
one of the spoken languages in Zambia, spoken by many people who live in urban areas, and is one ofZambia's seven recognized regional languages. Zambia's...
forgotten; the new hybrid language is called Lozi or Silozi and is closer to Sesotho than to any other neighbouring languages in Zambia. Lozi is also spoken...
cognates in the Pokomo, Taita, and Mijikenda languages and, to a lesser extent, other East African Bantu languages. While opinions vary on the specifics, it...
Kaonde (kiiKaonde) is a Bantu language spoken primarily in Zambia but also in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kaonde and its dialects are spoken...
the counting, Zambia has between 42 and 78 local languages besides English – see LanguagesofZambia for further details. Maho (2009) lists the Lima (Bulima)...
term, the language is spoken by over 14,000,000 people. The larger group of historically related languages—called Shona or Shonic languages by linguists—also...
Bantu language spoken in Malawi and a recognised minority in Zambia and Mozambique. The noun class prefix chi- is used for languages, so the language is...
overview of and topical guide to Zambia: Zambia – landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa. Zambia has been inhabited for thousands of years...
Demographic features of the population ofZambia include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious...
city ofZambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about...
Zambian Sign Language is a sign language used by the Deaf community in Zambia. It is not clear how many Zambians use Zambian Sign Language, although it...
Bantu language spoken by 45,000 people along the Kavango East Region in Namibia, where it is a national language, and in Botswana, Angola and Zambia. In...
known as Chilunda, is a Bantu language spoken in Zambia, Angola, and, to a lesser extent, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Lunda and its...
history ofZambia experienced many stages from colonisation to independence from Britain on 24 October 1964. Northern Rhodesia became a British sphere of influence...
The Southern Bantu languages are a large group of Bantu languages, largely validated in Janson (1991/92). They are nearly synonymous with Guthrie's Bantu...
(Nyamwanga), is a Bantu language spoken by the Mwanga people in the Northern Province ofZambia (mainly in the districts of Isoka and Nakonde) and in...
Several other ethnic groups in the northern and Luapula regions ofZambia speak languages which are similar to Bemba, but have different origins. The Bemba...
Luchazi has /ts/, Mbunda has dental /t̪/. Like other languages in eastern Angola and Zambia, Mbunda language has five contrastive vowels: Voiced plosives only...
The Zambia national football team represents Zambia in association football and is governed by the Football Association ofZambia (FAZ). During the 1980s...
Nsenga, also known as Senga, is a Bantu languageofZambia, Malawi and Mozambique, occupying an area on the plateau that forms the watershed between the...
Bwile is a divergent Bantu languageofZambia and DR Congo. Bwile at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated...
taken place in such languages as Arabic, English, German and Portuguese. The phonology of Yao is shown below. Like most Bantu languages, tone plays a role...
The University ofZambia (UNZA) is a public university located in Lusaka, Zambia. It is Zambia's largest and oldest learning institution. The university...