Manyika dialect

Manyika
Manyika
Chimanyika
Native to	Zimbabwe, Mozambique
Native speakers	920,000 (2012–2017)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantu Shona (S.10) Manyika; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	ChiBocha (Southern Manyika); ; ChiHera; Northen Manyika; ChiUngwe; ChiJindwi; Tewe;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; mxc – Manyika; twx – Tewe
Glottolog	many1258 Manyika; tewe1238 Tewe
Guthrie code	S.13
Linguasphere	99-AUT-ad (north chiManyika incl. varieties -ada to -adk)+ 99-AUT-ae (central chi-Manyika incl. -aea to -aeg)

Manyika is a Shona language largely spoken by the Manyika tribe in the eastern part of Zimbabwe and across the border in Mozambique. It includes dialects ChiBocha, ChiUngwe, and ChiManyika, from which the broad Manyika language gets its name.

ChiManyika is spoken by people in the northern parts of Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe, (Nyanga, Honde Valley Mutasa area) whilst ChiBocha is spoken by people in the southern part of Manicaland. Manyika differs from Karanga and Zezuru dialects in a variety of small ways.

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