Tumbuka
The
Tumbuka are a
bantu ethnic group living in Northern
Malawi, Eastern
Zambia and Southern
Tanzania. Their chief god is called
Chiuta, who is all-powerful, omniscient and self-created, just like the God of the
Abrahamic religions. The language of the Tumbuka is called
chiTumbuka - the 'chi' in front of Tumbuka meaning 'the language of the' just like 'ki' in kiSwahili or 'se' in seTswana. A Tumbuka will call another
vatumbuka, one of the tribe of Tumbukas.
The World Almanac (1998) estimates approximately 2,000,000 Tumbuka speakers exist in the aforementioned three countries.
Tumbuka is a
Bantu language, similar to
Swahili in structure and vocabulary.
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Tumbuka language*
Tumbuka resources*
Tumbuka mythologySome common names in Tumbuka are Mhango, Nyirenda, Nyasulu, Mhone and Kamanga, Ngwira, Mkandawire and Msiska.
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Very brief report on Tumbuka language.*
Brief intro from a Christian missionary group.
