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Nkhamanga 2.4 Pure Tumbuka 1.6 Other less than 1 Don’t know 23.0 N/A 11.0 It is also interesting to note here that Mzimba variety had 16.7% and Chingoni had 10.3%. Originally Chingoni was spoken in Mzimba, this there<strong>for</strong>e raises the question of whether this is one variety or indeed two different varieties. In addition it is also worth noting that a significant 23.0% of the parents/guardians did not know anything about varieties of Chitumbuka. Perhaps this is not surprising considering that Nkhata Bay is a nonChitumbuka speaking district. As regards where the best Chitumbuyjka is spoken, 42% of the respondents indicated Rumphi; 42.1% said Mzimba; 0.8% mentioned Karonmga and did not know. In Mzimba 130 guardians were asked the same questions. The folowing responses were obtained: Table 33: Mzimba Variety of Chitumbuka % Respondents Mzimba 21.6 Ngoni 6.7 Henga 6.0 Rumphi 1.5 46
Pure 1.5 Mmbelwa 1.5 Euthini 1.5 Kafukule 1.5 Other less than 1 Dont know 32.8 N/A 1.0 Again here Table 33 shows that as was the case in Nkhata Bay, a distinction is made between what is termed “Mzimba variety” and Ngoni. The exact characteristics of these two varieties have yet to be determined. It should be noted nevertheless, that a significant 32.8% of respondents did not know. As regards where the best Chitumbuka is spoken 67.2% respondents said Mzimba, 22.4% said Rumphi and the rest of the districts had less than 1.0%. The parents/guardians were also requested to indicate whether or not they could read and write Chitumbuka competently, on the hand and whether they could do the same in Chichewa, on the other. The findings are presented below: Table 34: Competence in Reading and Writing Chitumbuka and Chichewa % Respondents District Chitumbuka Chichewa Read Write Read Write Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Karonga 72.4 27.6 67.3 32.7 62.0 37.8 55.1 44.4 Rumphi 74.7 25.3 72.0 28.0 65.3 34.7 57.3 42.7 Mzimba 82.1 17.9 76.9 23.1 59.0 39.6 54.5 44.0 Nkhata Bay 96.8 28.6 62.7 35.7 77.0 24.6 73.8 24.6 When statistics are compared, one observes that the numbers of those who can read are higher than those who can write. This may suggest that writing is a much more difficult skill than reading. It may also suggest that the adult literacy campaigns emphasise reading more than writing 47
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Page 7 and 8: 1 INTRODUCTION The availability of
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Page 21 and 22: REASONS GIVEN Easy communication Mo
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Page 27 and 28: Chichewa. This has arisen from the
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Page 39 and 40: Rumphi 75.0 25.0 Mzimba 84.7 11.1 N
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Tengani 11 2.7 Nsanje 35 8.6 Phodzo
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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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grammars and dictionaries. (iv) The
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