Role of Trade and the Media in Minority Language Maintenance

Malawi has more than 14 languages but only a few of these, including ciCewa, ciYao and ciTumbuka, have a significant number of active speakers. This article examines the retention of ciNsenga, a minority indigenous language, which provides a different picture. Speakers of ciNsenga straddle the bord...

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Main Authors: Victor Chikaipa, Pascal Kishindo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Africa Research Network 2017-09-01
Series:Nordic Journal of African Studies
Online Access:https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/87