Nyiha language

{{Short description|Bantu language spoken in Tanzania and Zambia}}

{{distinguish|Nyika language|Nyika languages}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Nyiha

|nativename=Ishinyiha

|states=Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi

|ethnicity=Nyiha

|speakers=670,000

|date=1987–1993

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Niger-Congo

|fam2=Atlantic–Congo

|fam3=Benue–Congo

|fam4=Bantoid

|fam5=Bantu

|fam6=Rukwa

|fam7=Mbozi

|fam8=Mbeya

|fam9=South

|lc1=nih|ld1=(Tanzania, Zambia)

|lc2=nyr|ld2=(Malawi)

|glotto=mboz1234

|glottorefname=Mbozi–Malawi Nyika

|guthrie=M.23

}}

Nyiha (Nyixa, Nyika) is a Bantu language primarily spoken in Tanzania and Zambia. The language of the 10,000 speakers in Malawi is different enough to sometimes be considered a distinct language.