Tumbuka
A language of Malawi
| Population | 1,000,000 in Malawi (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Population total all countries: 1,142,000. |
| Region | Northern Province, west shore of Lake Malawi, south of the Ngonde, north of the Tonga and Ngoni. Also in Zambia. |
| Language map |
Malawi |
| Alternate names | Chitumbuka, Tamboka, Tambuka, Timbuka, Tombucas, Tumboka |
| Dialects | Chitumbuka, Chikamanga (Kamanga, Henga), Nenya, Poka (Chipoka, Phoka), Yombe, Senga, Nthali, Fungwe, Wenya, Hewe (Hewa). |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, N, Tumbuka (N.20) |
| Language use | National language. |
| Language development | Bible: 1957–1980. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Kandawire and Fulirwa are clans, not dialects. Christian, traditional religion. |
Also spoken in:
Zambia
| Language name | Tumbuka |
| Population | 480,000 in Zambia (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). |
| Region | Northeast Eastern Province. |
| Language map |
Zambia, reference number 34 |
| Alternate names | Chitumbuka, Tambuka, Tew, Timbuka, Tombucas, Tumboka |
| Dialects | Chitumbuka, Chikamanga (Kamanga, Henga), Kandawire, Chipoka, Yombe, Senga, Fungwe, Wenya, Nenya, Ngoni (Magodi), Fililwa (Filirwa), Hewe (Hewa), Nthali. |
| Comments | The Senga dialect is distinct from Nsenga [nse] of Petauke District. |
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