ISO 639-3 · mhomho
Niger–Congo family
Mashi
Mashi is a language of the Luyana branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Angola and Zambia. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken in Zambia and Angola”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mho- Glottocode
mash1267- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Mashi |
|---|---|
| Also called | Mashi (Zambia), Mashi language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Mashi
The branches above Mashi, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Angola
porPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialumbUmbunduNiger–Congo · 6 m3 · Wider CommunicationkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafekuaKwanyamaNiger–Congo · 247,0003 · Wider CommunicationdhmZembaNiger–Congo · 22,0005 · DevelopingkmbKimbunduNiger–Congo3 · Wider CommunicationcjkChokweunclassified3 · Wider CommunicationlunLundaNiger–Congo4 · EducationalkwzKwadiKhoisan10 · Extinct