ISO 639-3 · tumtum
Niger–Congo family
Tumbuka
Chiyowoyelo cha Chitumbuka
Tumbuka is a language of the Nyasa branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Wikidata counts about 7 m speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken in Southern and Eastern Africa”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
tum- Glottocode
tumb1250- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- UNESCO
- Safe
- Centre point
- -13.00, 34.00
- Wikipedia
- 43 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
4countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Tumbuka · Chiyowoyelo cha Chitumbuka |
|---|---|
| Also called | Tumbuka language, tum, Chitumbuka |
| All speakers | 7,000,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
| Official in | Malawi |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Safe
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Tumbuka
The branches above Tumbuka, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Malawi
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