Also Known As:
Chinambya, Nanzva, Nambzya, Najwa, Senajwa, Senambya
Dialects & Varieties
A sociolinguistic survey of the languages of Botswana
Sue Hasselbring. 2000. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Languages of Botswana." v. 1: 1-142. Basarwa Languages Project, Collaborative Basarwa Research Programme of the Univ. of Botswana & Univ. of Tromsø.
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 2
Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
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Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Multilingualism is common in the Boteti region. Of those interviewed… less than one tenth said they spoke only one language."
Location and Context
Countries
Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe
Location Description
Tutume, Boteti, Northwest, Botswana; Namibia; Zimbabwe
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Tswana, Kalanga, English, Kgalagari, Mbukushu, Ndebele, Kuhane, Yeyi
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
With spouse, with children, by the chief, kgotla, at the clinic, singing to oneself, church, prayer, reading/writing
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
The wikipedia page about the Nambya language
Nambya talking dictionary (audio recordings) from Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.