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A grammatical sketch of Cilambya

Atikonda Mtenje-Mkochi

Orthography And Spelling Standardization Bantu Languages

"Cilambya is a variety that is on a dialect continuum with Cisukwa and Cindali. It is also a cross border variety that is spoken in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. It was classified as belonging to Zone M by Guthrie (1967/71). In Malawi the Centre for Language Studies (henceforth CLS) of the University of Malawi (2006) report notes that Cilambya is spoken in the Traditional Authorities of Mwabulambya, Kameme, Mweniwenya of the Chitipa district in the north of the country."--Back cover