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Nkoya
Shinkoya
Native to	Zambia
Native speakers	36,000 (2010 census)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Luban Luba ? Nkoya
Dialects	Nkoya proper Mbwera (Mbowela) Kolwe (Lukolwe) Shangi (Lushangi) Shasha (Mashasha)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`nka`
Glottolog	`nkoy1244`
Guthrie code	`L.60 (L.601–603,61–62)`^[2]

Nkoya is a Bantu language of Zambia. It may be one of the Luba languages, and is at least Luban.

Maho (2009) considers the various varieties—Mbwera, Kolwe, Shangi, Shasha, and Nkoya proper—to be distinct languages in an Nkoya language cluster.^[2]

References

^ Nkoya at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

External links

Nkoya basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database

v t e Languages of Zambia
Official language	English
Regional languages	Bemba Kaonde Lozi Lunda Luvale Nyanja Tonga Tumbuka
Indigenous languages	Bwile Chokwe Ila Kuhane Kunda Kwangwa Lala-Bisa Lamba Lenje Luyana Mambwe-Lungu Mbamba Bay Mbowe Mbukushu Mbunda Mwanga Nkangala Nkoya Nsenga Shanjo Shona Soli Tabwa Wanda Yao
Sign languages	Zambian Sign Language
Immigrant languages	English French Punjabi Spanish German Italian Hindi Hebrew Arabic Chinese Portuguese Japanese Russian Danish Dutch

Narrow Bantu languages (Zones J–M) (by Guthrie classification)

Zone J*

D40	D41 Konzo D42 Ndandi D43 Nyanga
D50	D51 Hunde D52 Haavu D53 Nyabungu D54 Bembe D55 Buyi D56 Kabwari JJD502 Yaka JJD531 Tembo
JD60	JD61 Ruanda JD62 Rundi JD63 Fuliiro JD64 Subi JD65 Hangaza JD66 Ha JD67 Vinza JD631 Vira
JE10	JE11 Nyoro JE12 Tooro JE13 Nyankore JE14 Ciga JE15 Ganda JE16 Soga JE17 Gwere JE18 Nyala JE101 Gungu JE102 Talinga-Bwisi JE103 Ruli JE121 Hema
JE20	JE21 Nyambo JE22 Ziba JE23 Dzindza JE24 Kerebe JE25 Jita JE221 Rashi JE251 Kwaya JE252 Kara JE253 Ruri
JE30	JE31a Gisu JE31b Kisu JE31c Bukusu JE32a Hanga JE32b Tsotso JE33 Nyore JE34 Saamia JE35 Nyuli JE341 Xaayo JE342 Marachi JE343 Songa
JE40	JE41 Logooli JE42 Gusii JE43 Koria JE44 Zanaki JE45 Nata E46 Sonjo JE401 Nguruimi JE402 Ikizu JE403 Suba/Suba-Simbiti JE404 Shashi JE405 Kabwa JE406 Singa JE407 Ware JE411 Idaxo JE412 Isuxa JE413 Tiriki JE431 Simbiti JE432 Hacha JE433 Surwa JE434 Sweta
JF20	JF21 Sukuma JF22 Nyamwezi JF23 Sumbwa JF24 Kimbu JF25 Bungu

Zone K

K10	K11 Chokwe K12a Luimbi K12b Nyemba K13 Lucazi K14 Lwena K15 Mbunda K16 Nyengo K17 Mbwela K18 Nkangala
K20	K21 Lozi
K30	K31 Luyana K32 Mbowe K33 Kwangali K34 Mashi K35 Simaa K36 Sanjo K37 Kwangwa K321 Mbume K322 Liyuwa K332 Manyo K333 Mbukushu K334 Mbogedu K351 Mulonga K352 Mwenyi K353 Koma K354 Imilangu K371 Kwandi
K40	K41 Totela K42 Subiya K402 Fwe K411 Totela of Namibia

Zone L

L10	L11 Pende L12 Samba & Holu L13 Kwese L101 Sonde
L20	L21 Kete L22 Binji Mbagani L23 Songe L24 Luna L201 Budya L202 Yazi L221 Lwalwa L231 Binji
L30	L31a Luba-Kasai L31b Lulua L32 Kanyoka L33 Luba-Katanga L34 Hemba L35 Sanga L301 Kebwe L331 Zeela
L40	L41 Kaonde
L50	L51 Salampasu L52 Lunda L53 Ruund L511 Luntu
L60	L61 Mbwera L62 Nkoya L601 Kolwe L602 Lushangi L603 Shasha

Zone M

M10	M11 Pimbwe M12 Rungwa M13 Fipa M14 Rungu M15 Mambwe M131 Kuulwe
M20	M21 Wanda M22 Mwanga M23 Nyiha M24 Malila M25 Safwa M26 Iwa M27 Tambo M201 Lambya M202 Sukwa
M30	M31 Nyakyusa M301 Ndali M302 Penja
M40	M41 Taabwa M42 Bemba M401 Bwile M402 Aushi
M50	M51 Biisa M52 Lala M53 Swaka M54 Lamba M55 Seba M521 Ambo M522 Luano M541 Lima M542 Temba
M60	M61 Lenje M62 Soli M63 Ila M64 Tonga M611 Lukanga Twa M631 Sala M632 Lundwe M633 Kafue Twa

Italics indicate extinct languages.
Languages between parentheses are varieties of the language on their left.

The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them.

Narrow Bantu languages by Guthrie classification zone templates: Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones A–B); Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones C–D); Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones E–H); Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones J–M); Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones N–S)

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