Central Tumbuka
E935928
Central Tumbuka is the principal variety of the Tumbuka language, widely spoken in northern Malawi and used as a standard form in education and media.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language variety
ⓘ
standard language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Northern Tumbuka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Tumbuka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologClassification | Tumbuka (tumb1250) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Central dialect of Tumbuka
ⓘ
Standard Tumbuka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialectStatus | prestige dialect of Tumbuka ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
noun class system typical of Bantu languages
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| hasRole | lingua franca in parts of northern Malawi ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | tcy (Tumbuka language code; Central variety as standard) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| lexifierOf | standard Tumbuka orthography ⓘ |
| partOf | Tumbuka language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalVarietyOf | Tumbuka language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Region, Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Karonga District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mzimba District NERFINISHED ⓘ Mzuzu area ⓘ Rumphi District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedFor |
radio broadcasting in Malawi
ⓘ
religious publications in Tumbuka ⓘ school textbooks in Malawi ⓘ |
| subFamily | Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | standard form of Tumbuka ⓘ |
| usedBy | Tumbuka people of Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
education in northern Malawi
ⓘ
media in northern Malawi ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
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