Nyakyusa-Ngonde

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Mbeya region: Kyela and Rungwe districts, Lake Malawi north end; Njombe region: Makete district.

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Malawi

Language NameNyakyusa-Ngonde

User Population

149,000 in Malawi (2009 UNSD). 18,800 Nyakyusa, 130,000 Nkonde (2009 UNSD).

Location

Chitipa district: northeast; Karonga district: west of Lake Malawi.

Alternate Names

Ikingonde, Ikinyikyusa, Kɨnyakyʉsa, Kinyakyusa, Konde, Kukwe, Mombe, Ngonde, Nkhonde, Nkonde, Nyakusa, Nyakyusa, Nyekyosa, Sochile, Sokile

Dialects

Nyakyusa, Nkonde, Sukwa. Related to Ndali [ndh].

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Language Use

Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Above average in Swahili [swh].