Nyasa languages

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Nyasa
Geographic distribution:	Malawi and surrounding areas, C Mozambique
Linguistic classification:	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone N) Nyasa
Subdivisions:	—

The Nyasa languages are an apparently valid genealogical group of Bantu languages. With the reassignment of a couple Guthrie Zone N languages to other branches, Nyasa is essentially synonymous with Zone N. The languages and their Guthrie identifications are:

Tumbuka (N20) [excluding Senga dialect]
Chewa (Nyanja) (N30)
Sena (N40, reduced): Nsenga, Kunda–Nyungwe, Sena (incl. Podzo, Rue)

Poorly known Mwera-Nyasa is N20 and presumably belongs here as well. Nurse (2003) has doubts about Nyungwe and Sena.

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