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ISO 639-3 · nyrnyr
Niger–Congo family

Shinyiha

Shinyiha is a language of the Nyika branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Malawi.

6b · Threatened
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
nyr
Glottocode
nyih1239
Wikipedia
1 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
11levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameShinyiha
Also calledNyiha (Malawi)

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 level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Shinyiha

The branches above Shinyiha, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch163East Bantubranch15Rukwabranch13Nyika-Safwabranch4NyikabranchnyrShinyihalanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Malawi14 languages in the index

Also spoken in Malawi

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mnyaChewaNiger–Congo · 12 m3 · Wider CommunicationtumTumbukaNiger–Congo · 7 m4 · EducationalyaoYaoNiger–Congo5 · DevelopingnyyNyakyusaNiger–Congo5 · DevelopingtogTongaNiger–Congo5 · DevelopinglonMalawi LomweNiger–Congo6a · VigorousndhNdaliNiger–Congo6a · VigorouslaiLambyaNiger–Congo6a · Vigorous