Tumbuka Language (tum)

Also Known As: Tambuka,Chitumbuka,Tumboka,Timbuka,Tamboka,Tombucas,Tew,Tumbuka Description: The Tumbuka language is a Bantu language which is spoken in parts of Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania. The language of the Tumbuka people is called chiTumbuka - the 'chi' in front of Tumbuka meaning 'the language of', similar to 'ki' in kiSwahili or 'se' in seTswana. The World Almanac (1998) estimates approximately 2,000,000 Tumbuka speakers exist in the aforementioned three countries. There are substantial differences between the form of Tumbuka spoken in urban areas (which borrows some words from Chichewa/Nyanja) and the "village" or "deep" Tumbuka spoken in villages. The Rumphi variant is often regarded as the most "linguistically pure", and is sometimes called "real Tumbuka"...... full article at Wikipedia Location of Tumbuka Language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/tum/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png Rosetta Document Collection Genesis Translation: 1 (download) (browse)

Overview Main Country: Malawi Spoken In: Regions: Africa ISO 639-3 Code: tum Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Niger-Congo Group     Atlantic-Congo Group       Volta-Congo Group         Benue-Congo Group           Bantoid Group             Southern Bantoid Group               Narrow Bantu Group                 Central Narrow Bantu Group                   N Group                     Tumbuka (N.20) Group                       Tumbuka Language