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'''Ndali''', or '''''Chindali''''', is a [[Bantu language]] spoken by an increasing population in southern [[Tanzania]] of 150,000 (1987) and in northern [[Malawi]] by 70,000 (2003).
'''Ndali''', or '''''Chindali''''', is a [[Bantu language]] spoken by an increasing population in southern [[Tanzania]] of 150,000 (1987) and in northern [[Malawi]] by 70,000 (2003).


Sukwa, or Chisukwa, spoken in the [[Misuku Hills]] of [[Malawi]] by fewer than 1000 people, appears to be a dialect of Ndali. The University of Malawi Language Mapping Survey for Northern Malawi (2006) classifies [[Lambya language|Lambya]], Sukwa, and Ndali as three closely related dialects.<ref>For the University of Malawi Language Mapping Survey for Northern Malawi see External links.</ref> The same survey contains some vocabulary in the three dialects and a short text (the Tortoise and the Hare) in each one.
Sukwa, or Chisukwa, spoken in the [[Misuku Hills]] of northern [[Malawi]], is closely related to [[Ndali people|Ndali]], and both languages are fairly close to [[Lambya language|Lambya]].<ref>[http://unima-cls.org/Docs/MappingNorthernMalawi/lm-northernmalawi.pdf The University of Malawi Language Mapping Survey for Northern Malawi (2006), p. 16.]</ref>


The examples below come in the order Lambya, Ndali, [[Sukwa dialect|Sukwa]], showing the similarity of vocabulary:<ref>[http://unima-cls.org/Docs/MappingNorthernMalawi/lm-northernmalawi.pdf The University of Malawi Language Mapping Survey for Northern Malawi (2006)], pp. 70–71.</ref>
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For further information see Kerschner (2001).<ref>Kershner, Tiffany (2001). "Imperfectivity in Chisukwa" in ''Explorations in African Linguistics: From Lamso to Sesotho'', eds. Robert Botne and Rose Vondrasek, Bloomington: Indiana University Working Papers in Linguistics, pp.&nbsp;37–52.</ref>

*Person = {{lang|lai|umunthu}}, {{lang|ndh|umundu}}, ''umundu''
*Grasshopper = {{lang|lai|imphanzi}}, {{lang|ndh|imbashi}}, ''imbasi''
*Scorpion = {{lang|lai|kalizga}}, {{lang|ndh|kalisha}}, ''kalisya''
*Maize = {{lang|lai|ivilombe}}, {{lang|ndh|ifilombe}}, ''ifilombe''
*Dog = {{lang|lai|imbwa}}, {{lang|ndh|ukabwa}}, ''ukabwa''
*Bird = {{lang|lai|chiyuni}}, {{lang|ndh|kayuni}}, ''kayuni''
*Snail = {{lang|lai|inkhozo}}, {{lang|ndh|ingofu}}, ''ingofo''

==Further reading==
* Botne, R. (2008). ''Grammatical Sketch of Chindali: Malawian Variety.'' Darby: Diane.
* Botne, R. and Schaffer, L. (2008). ''A Chindali and English Dictionary with an Index to ProtoBantu Roots: The Chindali Language of Malawi. Vol 1.'' Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society.
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* Kershner, Tiffany (2001). "Imperfectivity in Chisukwa" in ''Explorations in African Linguistics: From Lamso to Sesotho'', eds. Robert Botne and Rose Vondrasek, Bloomington: Indiana University Working Papers in Linguistics, pp.&nbsp;37–52.
* Mtenje, Atikonda (2016). [https://open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/item/26382/thesis_hum_2016_mtenje_atikonda.pdf?sequence=1 ''A comparative analysis of the Phonology and Morpho-syntax of Cisukwa, Cindali and Cilambya'']. (University of Cape Town PhD thesis)
* Swilla, Imani N. (1998). ''Tenses in Chindali''. Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere (AAP) 54. 95–125.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://unima-cls.org/Docs/MappingNorthernMalawi/lm-northernmalawi.pdf Language Mapping Survey for Northern Malawi]. University of Malawi Centre for Language Studies, 2006.
*[http://unima-cls.org/Docs/MappingNorthernMalawi/lm-northernmalawi.pdf Language Mapping Survey for Northern Malawi]. University of Malawi Centre for Language Studies, 2006. Contains comparative vocabulary and a short text (the Tortoise and the Hare) in Chindali and other languages.
*[http://unima-cls.org/Docs/MappingNorthernMalawi/mw-north-a4.jpg Language Map of Northern Malawi]
*[http://unima-cls.org/Docs/MappingNorthernMalawi/mw-north-a4.jpg Language Map of Northern Malawi]
*[http://www.gu.se/digitalAssets/1316/1316287_linguistics-in-the-corridor.pdf Paper by Martin Walsh and Imani Swilla on South-West Tanzanian languages (2002)]
*[http://www.gu.se/digitalAssets/1316/1316287_linguistics-in-the-corridor.pdf Paper by Martin Walsh and Imani Swilla on South-West Tanzanian languages (2002)]
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Ndali
Chindali
Native toTanzania, Malawi
EthnicityNdali
Native speakers
(220,000 cited 1987–2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ndh
Glottologndal1241
M.301[2]

Ndali, or Chindali, is a Bantu language spoken by an increasing population in southern Tanzania of 150,000 (1987) and in northern Malawi by 70,000 (2003).

Sukwa, or Chisukwa, spoken in the Misuku Hills of northern Malawi, is closely related to Ndali, and both languages are fairly close to Lambya.[3]

The examples below come in the order Lambya, Ndali, Sukwa, showing the similarity of vocabulary:[4]

  • Person = umunthu, umundu, umundu
  • Grasshopper = imphanzi, imbashi, imbasi
  • Scorpion = kalizga, kalisha, kalisya
  • Maize = ivilombe, ifilombe, ifilombe
  • Dog = imbwa, ukabwa, ukabwa
  • Bird = chiyuni, kayuni, kayuni
  • Snail = inkhozo, ingofu, ingofo

Further reading[edit]

  • Botne, R. (2008). Grammatical Sketch of Chindali: Malawian Variety. Darby: Diane.
  • Botne, R. and Schaffer, L. (2008). A Chindali and English Dictionary with an Index to ProtoBantu Roots: The Chindali Language of Malawi. Vol 1. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society.
  • Kershner, Tiffany (2001). "Imperfectivity in Chisukwa" in Explorations in African Linguistics: From Lamso to Sesotho, eds. Robert Botne and Rose Vondrasek, Bloomington: Indiana University Working Papers in Linguistics, pp. 37–52.
  • Mtenje, Atikonda (2016). A comparative analysis of the Phonology and Morpho-syntax of Cisukwa, Cindali and Cilambya. (University of Cape Town PhD thesis)
  • Swilla, Imani N. (1998). Tenses in Chindali. Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere (AAP) 54. 95–125.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ndali at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ The University of Malawi Language Mapping Survey for Northern Malawi (2006), p. 16.
  4. ^ The University of Malawi Language Mapping Survey for Northern Malawi (2006), pp. 70–71.

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