Nambya language

Nambya
Nambya
Nanzva
Native to	Zimbabwe, Botswana
Ethnicity	Nambya people
Native speakers	100,000 (2000–2004)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Shona languages Kalanga-Nyamba Nambya; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Official status
Official language in	Zimbabwe (both Kalanga and Nambya)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	; nmq – Nambya
Glottolog	namb1291
ELP	Nambya

Nambya, or Nanzwa/Nanzva, is a Bantu language spoken by the Nambya people. It is spoken in northwestern Zimbabwe, particularly in the town of Hwange, with a few speakers in northeastern Botswana. It is either classified as a dialect of Kalanga or as a closely related language. The Zimbabwean constitution, in particular the Education Act, as amended in 1990, recognises Nambya and Kalanga as separate indigenous languages.

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