Ndali

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A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3
ndh
Alternate Names
Cindali, Ici-Ndali, Icindali, Kindali, Ndari
Autonym
Chindali
User Population

193,000 in Tanzania (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009), increasing. Total users in all countries: 263,000.

Location

Songwe region: Ileje district, between Lambya and Nyakyusa.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, M, Nyakyusa-Ngonde (M.301)
Dialects

Sukwa.

Typology

SVO; prepositions; noun head initial; noun classes; verbal affixation for subject, object, tense, aspect, mood, and derivation; 19 consonant phonemes; 10 vowel phonemes; tonal.

Language Use

Vigorous. Most domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Swahili [swh].

Language Development

SIL has transition literacy work (Swahili to Ndali). Literature. Texts. NT: 2020.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ndali
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.

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