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Yao is a Bantu language in Africa with approximately two million speakers in Malawi, and half a million each in Tanzania and Mozambique. There are also some speakers in Zambia. In Malawi, the main dialect is Mangochi, mostly spoken around Lake Malawi. In Mozambique, the main dialects are Makale and Massaninga.
Thangata is a word deriving from the Chewa language of Malawi which has changed its meaning several times, although all meanings relate to agriculture. Its original, pre-colonial usage related to reciprocal help given in neighbours' fields or freely-given agricultural labour as thanks for a benefit.
The Tonga language of Malawi is described as "similar" to Tumbuka, and Turner's dictionary (1952) [5] lists only those words which differ from the Tumbuka, with the added comment that "the Tonga folk, being rapid speakers, slur or elide the final syllable of many words, e.g. kulira becomes kuliya, kukura becomes kukuwa, kutola becomes kuto’."
An example of a folktale translated into Tumbuka and other languages of Northern Malawi is given in the Language Mapping Survey for Northern Malawi carried out by the Centre for Language Studies of the University of Malawi. [51] The Tumbuka version of the folktale goes as follows: KALULU NA FULU (Citumbuka)
Pages in category "Languages of Malawi" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Chewa language;
Ngoni is a Bantu language of Zambia, Tanzania, and Mozambique.There is a 'hard break' across the Tanzanian–Mozambican border, with marginal mutual intelligibility. It is one of several languages of the Ngoni people, who descend from the Nguni people of southern Africa, and the language is a member of the Nguni subgroup, with the variety spoken in Malawi sometimes referred to as a dialect of ...
The intense reality of life in Malawi makes for some sad scenes and a bit of violence, too—but the cultural exposure promotes empathy and is ultimately profoundly enriching for kids old enough ...
Chewa (also known as Nyanja, / ˈ n j æ n dʒ ə /) is a Bantu language spoken in Malawi and a recognised minority in Zambia and Mozambique.The noun class prefix chi-is used for languages, [4] so the language is usually called Chichewa and Chinyanja.