What is "nyika"

Nyika is a Swahili word meaning "bush" or "hinterland" (of the East African coast). More specifically, it can refer to:

• Axiocerses nyika, a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family
• Lepidochrysops nyika, a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family
• Mijikenda peoples, nine ethnic groups in coastal Kenya (also: Wanyika)
• Nyika language, a Bantu language of Tanzania and Zambia
• Nyika National Park, Malawi
• Nyika National Park, Zambia
• Nyika Plateau, Malawi and Zambia
• Nyiri Desert, Kenya
• Sabaki languages, Bantu languages of the Central East African coast