Also Known As:
Kimanda, Kinyasa, Nyasa
Dialects & Varieties
- Matumba
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Vulnerable
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
22,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
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Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Tanzania;
Location Description
Iringa region, Ludewa District; Ruvuma region, Mbinga District; east shore of Lake Nyasa.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Swahili
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
The Wikipedia page for the Manda language of Tanzania, not to be confused with the Manda languages o