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Author Mvalo, Songiso

Title Expression and literature : common tumbuka ideophones and their usage
Published Mzuzu, Malawi : Mzuni Press, 2015

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Series Mzuni Books ; Number 19
Mzuni books ; no. 19.
Contents Cover; Copyright page; Title page; Preface; Acknowledgements; Ba or Bamu; Babaku; Bafu; Bagada-bagada; Bagadale; Balala/balari; Banankhu; Bang'anthu; Banthu; Banu; Bazu; Bendereske; Bendezge; Beneku; Beng'ende; Benu; Beteku; Bewu; Bibinyu; Bilinkhinyu; Bilu; Bing'inthu; Bingizu-bingizu; Binkhiske; Binyu; Bitiku; Bitiku; Boko; Bong'ontho; Bontho; Bon'yo; Bowo; Bugudu; Buli; Bulukutu; Bwa; Bwanganda; Bwanganda; Bwankhu; Bwanthu; Bwanyu; Bwatike; Bwefu; Bwetu-bwetu; Bwi/bwitu; Bwitu-bwitu; Byoko; anu; aje; andu; angandu; awu; efu- efu; eku; ;enu; ewu; indu; iru-iru; isu; itu
Chakamu Chali (also see ""tyali""); Chanthu; Chegedu; Cheketu; Cheleru; Chengachenga; Chenu; Chenye; Cherezgu; Chete/chetee; Chewu; Chilikitu; Chilu; Chinge; Chinthu (also see ""chilu""); Chitunutunu; Chokonyu; Chotopu (also see ""sotopu""); Chu-chu-chu; Chumbululu; Chumbuluske; Chunkhu; Chunkhuske; Chupu; Chuu; Daa; Dakwi; Dapi; Dekezge; Dekhe (also see ""fwase""); Delu; Denyu; Didimizge; Dikimu; Diku; Dininizge; Dirimu; Dirizu; Diwidiwi; Do-do-do; Dodoli; Domadoma; Domo (also see ""donyo, "" ""doso""); Donyo; Donyorezge; Doso; Du (also see ""nu""); Dukuma or Dukumale; Dunde; Dunduzu; Dupu
Dweku Dyakamu; Dyamphanthu; Dyamu; Dyelewu; Dyonkho; Dyu-dyu-dyu; Dyuku (also see ""thibu""); Fike; Finyikizge; Fiske; Fongo; Fote; Fukafuka; Fukatile; Fuku/Fukule; Fukumale (also see ""dukumale""); Fukunyu; Fukunyule; Fukutu-fukutu; Fulufulu; Fulukutu; Funchike; Funthu; Furumu; Futumu; Futupu; Futwe-futwe; Fuu; Fuzufuzu; Fwa; Fwafwalala; Fwagada (also see ""fwigidu""); Fwamphu; Fwanthamphu; Fwapu; Fwase; Fwatafwata/Fwatata; Fwatapu; Fwatu; Fwelefwetu; Fwidigu/Fwidibu; Fwinde; Fwinkhu; Fwinthu (see ""funthu""); Fwizu; Fya or Fyati or Fyatike; Fyagadu/Fyakatu; Fyapu (also see ""thyapu"")
Fyatile Fyee; Fyekeze; Fyenye2 (also see ""fyee""); Fyenyerezge; Fyofyonthane; Fyofyonthe; Fyogodo; Fyonole; Fyonthe; Fyoo; Fyopo (also see ""lizu""); Fyoropo(u); Fyozo; Fyule; Ga; Gada; Gadabu; Gagawu; Galaganthi or Ganthi; Gamatu; Ganamphu; Ganthyaganthya; Ganu; Gayawu; Gege; Ghalaghala; Go or Gote; Godobu; Gombereske; Gomoto(u) (also see ""gumutu""); Gompho; Gong'o; Gongonyale; Gonthi2 (see ""ganthi""); Gonyo; Gudubu; Gulugutilu; Gumu; Gumutu; Gurumu; Gutuzge; Guu; Guyusuguyusu; Guze; Gwagwalala; Gwamile; Gwede; Gwedebu; Gwedu; Gweng'u or Gwenyu; Gwinyizge; Halaghandu; Hangayike; Hehemu
Hepu/hapu Horohonyo; Horohoro; Hulukutu; Hupu; Hwahwalala; Ilye; Imwe; Jagada; Jang'anda; Jegedu; Jejenthu; Jemphu; Jemu; Jeng'enthu (see ""jegedu""); Jenthu; Jigida; Jike; Jikhe; Jinthe; Jiti; Joko; Joo; Jowo; Ju-ju; Julire; Julizge; Junchwa; Jungululu/Jungununu; Junyunthu; Juti; Juu; Jwa; Jwadi; Jwadike; Jwanthi; Kaku; Kamu; Kang'alala; Kanganu or Kangazu; Kankhamu; Kanu; Kata-kata; Kazule; Kazuzge; Khabu; Khapi; Khazge; Khechule; Khee; Khi; Kho; Khojole; Khong'oske; Khonyo; Khowo or Khowole; Khoyowu(o); Khubazge; Khufu; Khufule; Khule; Khulule; Khuma; Khutu; Khutuze; Khwa
Summary Tumbuka is the dominant language in the Northern Region of Malawi. It is, however, also spoken in large pockets of Kasungu District in the Central Region and also in the Eastern Province of Zambia, and in Lundazi District in particular. Tonga, spoken in Nkhatabay and Nkhotakota, is like a cousin to Tumbuka with a close resemblance in their phonetics. Like other Bantu languages, Tumbuka is very expressive, but can also be very economic in communication or use of words, and yet clearly delivering the desired message. This can be done through the use of idioms, proverbs, or ideophones. This collection is on commonly used Tumbuka ideophones, where an ideophone shall mean "a word describing a situation, or a state of affairs, or a set of actions - all in one word." It is the intention of this collection to provoke both interest in the use of ideophones as a form of expression in literature and to expound on the richness of Bantu languages
Notes In English and Tumbuka
Subject Tumbuka language -- Ideophone
Africa.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- African Languages.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Phonetics & Phonology.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789990804027
9990804028