Mashi (Kamaxi), or Kwandu, is a
Bantu language
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of
Zambia
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and
Angola
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. It was assigned by
Guthrie to Bantu group K.30, which Pfouts (2003) established as part of the
Kavango–Southwest branch of Bantu.
[Nurse & Phillipson 2003] Though not specifically addressed, Mashi may be in that family as well.
References
{{Narrow Bantu languages (Zones J–M)
Kavango languages