Nsenga language

Not to be confused with the Senga language once classified as a dialect of Tumbuka

Nsenga
Chinsenga
Native to	Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Native speakers	760,000  (2006)
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Nyasa Sena (N40) Nsenga
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: nse – Nsenga phm – Phimbi
Guthrie code	N.41
Linguasphere	99-AUS-xf incl. varieties 99-AUS-xfa...-xfc

Nsenga, also known as Senga, is a Bantu language of Zambia and Mozambique, occupying an area on the plateau that forms the watershed between the Zambezi and Luangwa river systems.

The urban form of Nyanja spoken in the Zambian capital Lusaka has many features of Nsenga.