ISO 639-3 · lailai
Niger–Congo family
Lambya
Lambya is a language of the Nyika-Safwa branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
lai- Glottocode
lamb1272- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 5 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
—scripts
10levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Lambya |
|---|---|
| Also called | Lambya language, ChiLambya, Chilambya |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Lambya
The branches above Lambya, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Malawi
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