Mashi
StatesZambia and Angola
Speakers22,000
Date2000–2010
Refe18
FamilycolorNiger-Congo
Fam 2Atlantic–Congo
Fam 3Benue–Congo
Fam 4Southern Bantoid
Fam 5Bantu
Fam 6Kavango–Southwest?
Fam 7Kavango?
Lc 1mho
Ld 1Mashi
Lc 2xdo
Ld 2Kwandu
Glottomash1267
GlottorefnameMashi (Zambia)
Dia 1Mashi
Dia 2North Kwandu
Dia 3South Kwandu
GuthrieK.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

  1. ^ Nurse & Phillipson 2003