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Any Chiyao Maganga Chiyao Chiyao Nsanga Nkhotakota Chiyao Don’t know 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 22.4 It is clear from Table 3 that the Mangochi Yao (44.2%) is preferred more than other varieties, this is followed by Machinga Yao (10.8%), Zomba Yao (3.8%) and Mozambique Yao (1.4%). It should be pointed that Jalasi, Namwera, Katuli and Makanjira are areas in Mangochi. When all the figures from Mangochi are added up, the tally is for 51.7%. This figure is very close to the earlier result that the best Chiyao is spoken in Mangochi (59.6%) The respondents were also asked whether they liked to speak Chichewa. An overwhelming 94.4% indicated that they liked to speak Chichewa and 5.6% said they didn’t like to speak the language. This compares very well with the 94.7% of respondents who said they spoke Chichewa although their mother tongue was Chiyao. This also shows that making Chichewa a national language and the only local languge taught in schools and broadcasts on the radio, and also the sole vernacular in the print media has made most Chiyao speakers bilingual. A related question sought to solicit information on whether respondents spoke Chichewa frequently. 62.4% of the respondents said they did, 32.1% said they didn’t, 5.5% were undocumented. This result clearly shows that Chichewa is frequently used in everyday life although these are typically Chiyao speaking areas. The respondents were also asked whether it is important that every Malawian should speak Chichewa. 28.9% of respondents said it was, 21.0% said it wasn’t. 50.1% of the respondents did not answer the question. The high noresponse rate seems to indicate that most respondents did not actually understand the question and were not quite sure what the question was about. A corollary question sought to find out why it is imporatnt for every Malawian to speak Chichewa. The results are shown in Table 4. TABLE 4: WHY EVERY MALAWIAN SHOULD SPEAK CHICHEWA 20
REASONS GIVEN Easy communication Mother tongue Used by many Just like it National language National unity Don’t know Not applicable Missing % OF RESPONDENTS 12.5 3.4 2.6 1.5 0.9 0.2 7.8 21.0 50.1 According to Table 4, most people, 12.5% indicated that it was important for every Malawian to know Chichewa because it facilitated communication. This shows that Chichewa is recognised as a de facto lingua franca in Malawi. However, the total sum of those who didn’t know or were undocumented is high, 78.9%. This seems to suggest also that this question was deemed difficult as well. Respondents were also requested to indicate the language they would like to be used as the language of instruction in school. The results are shown in Table 5 below: TABLE 5: LANGUAGE PREFERRED AS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION LANGUAGE Chichewa Chiyao English Chitumbuka Chisena Chinkhonde Chitonga % OF RESPONDENTS 49.5 47.3 11.4 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 21
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Chitumbuka, the same cannot be said
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(vii) (viii) To establish whether t
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the villagers would also ask the re
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Chiradzulu 1 0.3 Mozambique 22 6.2
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Undecided 1 0.3 The results present
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There were 19 cases of respondents
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On the question of whether the resp
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Chitakhwani 2 6.9 Chikokhola 2 6.9
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5.5.4.1 SUMMARY Although this categ
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6 CHISENA SURVEY 6.1 BACKGROUND TO
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ii) proficiency in Chisena and othe
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Table 80: Age Groups Age Group Freq
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Age Group Frequency % 09 20 4.9 1
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Tengani 11 2.7 Nsanje 35 8.6 Phodzo
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The majority of the pupils have cle
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6.5.2.3 VARIETIES Asked bout where
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mentioned the Nsanje variety, anoth
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6.5.4 “OTHER” RESPONDENTS’ RE
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grammars and dictionaries. (iv) The
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