Aushi language

Aushi
Aushi
Ikyaushi
Native to	Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region	Luapula Province, (Haut-)Katanga Province
Native speakers	100,000 in Zambia (2010 census); widespread as L2 in DR Congo
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Sabi South Aushi; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Zambia; DR Congo;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	auh
Glottolog	aush1241
Guthrie code	M.402

Aushi, known by native speakers as Ikyaushi, is a Bantu language primarily spoken in the Lwapula Province of Zambia and the (Haut-)Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Although many scholars argue that it is a dialect of the closely related Bemba, native speakers insist that it is a distinct language. Nonetheless, speakers of both linguistic varieties enjoy extensive mutual intelligibility, particularly in the Lwapula Province.

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