Simaa language

{{Short description|Bantu language spoken in Zambia}} {{Infobox language |name=Simaa |nativename= |states=[[Zambia]] |region= |speakers={{sigfig|16,700|2}} |date=2010 census |ref=e18 |familycolor=Niger-Congo |fam2=[[Atlantic–Congo]] |fam3=[[Benue–Congo]] |fam4=[[Southern Bantoid]] |fam5=[[Bantu languages|Bantu]] |fam6=[[Kavango–Southwest]]? |fam7=[[Kavango languages|Kavango]]? |iso3=sie |glotto=sima1258 |glottorefname=Simaa |guthrie=K.35 |ELP=1135 |ELPname=Mwenyi |dia1=Simaa |dia2=Mulonga |dia3=Mwenyi |dia4=Koma |dia5=Imilangu }}

'''Simaa''' is a [[Bantu language]] of [[Zambia]]. It was assigned by Guthrie to Bantu group K.30, which Pfouts (2003) established as part of the [[Kavango–Southwest]] branch of Bantu.

Maho (2009) lists K35 Simaa, K351 Mulonga, K352 Mwenyi, K353 Koma (Makoma), and K354 Imilangu, all covered by ISO code [sie], as distinct but closely related languages.

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== External links == * [http://elar.soas.ac.uk/deposit/0280 ELAR archive of a Preliminary Documentation of Mwenyi] {{Narrow Bantu languages (Zones J–M)}} [[Category:Kavango languages]]