| States | Zambia and Angola |
|---|---|
| Speakers | 22,000 |
| Date | 2000–2010 |
| Ref | e18 |
| Familycolor | Niger-Congo |
| Fam 2 | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam 3 | Benue–Congo |
| Fam 4 | Southern Bantoid |
| Fam 5 | Bantu |
| Fam 6 | Kavango–Southwest? |
| Fam 7 | Kavango? |
| Lc 1 | mho |
| Ld 1 | Mashi |
| Lc 2 | xdo |
| Ld 2 | Kwandu |
| Glotto | mash1267 |
| Glottorefname | Mashi (Zambia) |
| Dia 1 | Mashi |
| Dia 2 | North Kwandu |
| Dia 3 | South Kwandu |
| Guthrie | K.34 |
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.[1] Though not specifically addressed, Mashi may be in that family as well.
References
- ^ Nurse & Phillipson 2003