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