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The '''Tumbuka language''' is a [[Bantu languages|Bantu language]] which is spoken in the Northern Region of [[Malawi]] and also in the [[Lundazi]] district of [[Zambia]].<ref name=Michigan>[http://africa.isp.msu.edu/afrlang/Tumbuka_root.html Michigan State University African Studies Center information page].</ref> It is also known as Chitumbuka or Citumbuka — the ''chi-'' prefix in front of ''Tumbuka'' means "the language of", and is understood in this case to mean "the language of (the [[Tumbuka people]])". Tumbuka belongs to the same language group ([[Guthrie classification of Bantu languages#Zone N|Guthrie Zone N]]) as [[Chewa language|Chewa]] and [[Sena language|Sena]].<ref>Kiso (2012), pp.21ff.</ref> | The '''Tumbuka language''' is a [[Bantu languages|Bantu language]] which is spoken in the Northern Region of [[Malawi]] and also in the [[Lundazi]] district of [[Zambia]].<ref name=Michigan>[http://africa.isp.msu.edu/afrlang/Tumbuka_root.html Michigan State University African Studies Center information page].</ref> It is also known as Chitumbuka or Citumbuka — the ''chi-'' prefix in front of ''Tumbuka'' means "the language of", and is understood in this case to mean "the language of (the [[Tumbuka people]])". Tumbuka belongs to the same language group ([[Guthrie classification of Bantu languages#Zone N|Guthrie Zone N]]) as [[Chewa language|Chewa]] and [[Sena language|Sena]].<ref>Kiso (2012), pp.21ff.</ref> | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://africa.isp.msu.edu/afrlang/Tumbuka_root.html Very brief report on Tumbuka language.] | *[http://africa.isp.msu.edu/afrlang/Tumbuka_root.html Very brief report on Tumbuka language.] | ||
*[http://unima-cls.org/Docs/MappingNorthernMalawi/lm-northernmalawi.pdf Language Mapping Survey for Northern Malawi]. University of Malawi Centre for Language Studies, 2006. | *[http://unima-cls.org/Docs/MappingNorthernMalawi/lm-northernmalawi.pdf Language Mapping Survey for Northern Malawi]. University of Malawi Centre for Language Studies, 2006. | ||
