Also Known As:
Iciwanda, Ichiwanda, Wandia, Vanda, Kiwanda
Dialects & Varieties
- Sichela
Personal Communication on Wanda
Personal Communication on Wanda
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<42,810
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 0
Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
0
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
1
Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
-1
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
No results found.
Second-language speakers and learners
Not many
Semi-speakers or rememberers
No results found.
Children:
No results found.
Young adults
No results found.
Older adults
No results found.
Elders
No results found.
Ethnic or community population
No results found.
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"At least half [of Wanda people speak Swahili] as education is in Swahili but their Swahili is limited, pre-school children and older people (60 and above) don’t speak it. Wanda is used as long as there are no non-Wanda speakers around. We have been told that even people from other tribes who start living among the Wanda will learn it and use it."
Location and Context
Countries
Tanzania
Location Description
Kamsamba ward in Momba District Council, Mbeya Region and Kipeta ward in Sumbawanga District, Rukwa Region, Southwest Tanzania.
Government Support
None
Institutional Support
None
Speakers' Attitude
Positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Swahili
Number of Other Language Speakers:
At least half
Domains of Other Languages:
Swahili, the national language, used in government, trade, education, hospitals, churches
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
None
Other writing systems used:
No results text.
Comments on writing systems:
No results found.
Recent Resources
The Wikipedia page for the Wanda language. Very scant.