Nsenga, also known as ''Senga'', is a Bantu language of

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Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ...

and

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, occupying an area on the plateau that forms the watershed between the

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and Luangwa river systems and Western Malawi land overshadowing Kachebere mountain called Mchinji. The urban form of

Nyanja Chewa (also known as Nyanja, ) is a Bantu language spoken in much of Southern, Southeast and East Africa, namely the countries of Malawi , where it is an official language, and Mozambique and Zambia. The noun class prefix ''chi-'' is used for l ...

spoken in the Zambian capital Lusaka has many features of Nsenga.

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Malombelo a Kamo Kamo Occasional (Pastoral) Offices in Nsenga (1956)
Anglican liturgical material digitized by Richard Mammana and Charles Wohlers {{Authority control Languages of Zambia Languages of Mozambique Languages of Zimbabwe Nyasa languages