Nyakyusa also known as Sokile or Ngonde or Nkonde is a language spoken in Malawi and Tanzania by the Nyakyusa people.
Nyakyusa language has approximately 1,500,000 native speakers.
The language has 7 dialects; Nyakyusa, Ngonde (Konde), Kukwe, Mwamba (Lungulu), Selya(Salya), Nyakusa and Kyangonde.