Mashi | |
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Native to | Zambia and Angola |
Native speakers | 22,000 (2000–2010) [1] |
Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:
mho – Mashi
xdo – Kwandu |
Glottolog |
mash1267 |
K.34
[2] |
Mashi (Kamaxi), or Kwandu, is a Bantu language of Zambia and Angola. It was assigned by Guthrie to Bantu group K.30, which Pfouts (2003) established as part of the Kavango–Southwest branch of Bantu. [3] Though not specifically addressed, Mashi may be in that family as well.
Mashi | |
---|---|
Native to | Zambia and Angola |
Native speakers | 22,000 (2000–2010) [1] |
Dialects |
|
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:
mho – Mashi
xdo – Kwandu |
Glottolog |
mash1267 |
K.34
[2] |
Mashi (Kamaxi), or Kwandu, is a Bantu language of Zambia and Angola. It was assigned by Guthrie to Bantu group K.30, which Pfouts (2003) established as part of the Kavango–Southwest branch of Bantu. [3] Though not specifically addressed, Mashi may be in that family as well.