Tumbuka Language (tum) - Revision history

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Also Known As: Tambuka,Chitumbuka,Tumboka,Timbuka,Tamboka,Tombucas,Tew,...
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<tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Tambuka,Chitumbuka,Tumboka,Timbuka,Tamboka,Tombucas,Tew,Tumbuka

<b>Description:</b>

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".<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=1232615 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
<tr><td><h2>Location of Tumbuka Language Speakers</h2>
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<tr><td><h2>Rosetta Document Collection</h2>
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<tr><td>Genesis Translation:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_tum_gen-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_tum_gen-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
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<h2>Overview</h2>

<tr><td><b>Main Country: </b></td><td>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/malawi Malawi]</td></tr>

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<b><i>Regions: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/africa Africa]
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<tr><td><b>ISO 639-3 Code: </b></td><td>tum</td></tr>

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<tr><td><h2>Classification Taxonomy</h2>
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  [[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]]

                      <b>[[Tumbuka Language]]</b>

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