Also Known As:
Chinambya, Nanzva, Nambzya, Najwa, Senajwa, Senambya
Dialects & Varieties
Some Segmental Phonological Processes Involving Vowels in Nambya: A Preliminary Descriptive Account
Maxwell Kadenge. 2010. "Some Segmental Phonological Processes Involving Vowels in Nambya: A Preliminary Descriptive Account." In The Journal of Pan African Studies, 3: 239-252.
Vulnerable
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
100000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
1
Speakers
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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
"Although the Zimbabwe Education 1987 Act (as amended in 199) in Section 55 of X1 has provisions for the teaching of minority languages in areas where they exist, very little is actually being done. Furthermore, in Zimbabwe, there is very limited electronic broadcasting and print media which is being done in Nambya."
Location and Context
Countries
Zimbabwe
Location Description
Matabeleland North, Hwange District
Government Support
Zimbabwe Education 1987 Act
Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Kalanga
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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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.