Also Known As:
Chinambya, Nanzva, Nambzya, Najwa, Senajwa, Senambya
Dialects & Varieties
Survey of the minority languages of Zimbabwe
Hachipola, Simooya Jerome. 1998. "Survey of the Minority Languages of Zimbabwe." xxii, 126. Univ. of Zimbabwe Publ.
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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Location and Context
Countries
Zimbabwe
Location Description
Hwange district, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe. Villages of Nemananga, Chikandakubi, Mbizha, Jambezi, Nekabandama, Nekatambe, Makwandala, Silewu, Lupote, Mabale.
Government Support
Official minority language
Institutional Support
Liturgical booklets, dictionary
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Tonga, Ndebele, Lozi
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
Education, radio
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.
"...[T]he language has very few published materials in it, whether it be literature- or language-related."
"Although provision was made [in Zimbabwe] to broadcast Nambya on radio alongside the other official minority languages, this provision has not been utilised yet."
"...Nambya is supposed to be an official minority language [in Zimbabwe]."