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A further question requested pupils to indicate what languages should be used in the constitution. The responses are presented below: Table 62: Languages T o Be Used In Constitution Dist rict Eng lish Che wa Chitipa 6.1 35. 6 Karonga 23. 0 Rumphi 28. 7 Mzimba 33. 3 Nkhata Bay 32. 3 53. 0 21. 8 30. 4 46. 8 Tumb uka Nkho nde % Respondents Ndali Sukwa Lam bia Ngo nde Mam bwe Yao Lomwe Tonga Ban dia 28.8 0.8 3.8 19.7 2.3 0.8 0.8 19.4 3.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 49.4 34.9 4.1 15.5 Table 62 reveals that the most preferred language for use in government notices is Chichewa, followed by English and Chitumbuka. The strong showing of both Chichewa and English again reflects the official nature of the domain. In Chitipa, however, it should be noted that there is a wide spread of local languages that have been mentioned. This should not be difficult to appreciate since, according to hearsay, Chitipa has the highest number of languages/dialects spoken in the country. Pupils were also asked to indicate what languages they would like to be used in government notices. The following results were obtained: Table 63: Language To Be Used In Government Notices % Respondents Dist Eng Chewa Tum Nkho Ndali Sukwa Lam Ngon Mam Yao Lomwe Tonga rict lish buka nde bia i bwe Chitipa 8.3 48.5 28.8 1.5 1.5 0.8 Karonga 19. 8 57.3 18.1 4.0 0.4 0.4 64
Rumphi 41. 4 Mzimba 23. 9 Nkhata Bay 16. 4 31.4 27.6 36.6 37.8 0.2 0.5 48.6 7.7 26.4 Table 63 reveals that the most preferred language for use in government notices is Chichewa followed by English and Chitumbuka. The strong showing of both Chichewa and English again reflects the official nature of the domain. In Chitipa, however, it should be noted again that there is a wide spread of local languages that have been mentioned. This reflects the linguistic complexity of the district. Another question requested pupils to indicate what language(s) they would like to be used in churches. The following results were obtained: Table 64: Language To Be Used In Church District % Respondents English Chewa Tumbuka Nkhonde Tonga Lambia Chindali Chisukwa Bandia Karonga 5.6 39.1 44.8 8.9 0.8 Chitipa 3.0 23.5 37.1 4.5 3.8 8.3 15.9 2.3 Rumphi 2.3 20.7 77.0 Mzimba 6.7 24.9 67.2 0.5 Nkhata Bay 4.5 40.9 18.2 0.5 35.0 In four districts, that is Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi and Mzimba Chitumbuka was the most preferred language followed by Chichewa as the language for use in church. The extraordinary showing for Chitumbuka (77.0%) in Rumphi should not be surprising since the district is generally perceived to be the ‘home’ of Chitumbuka in Malawi. Nkhata Bay, however, stands out for preferring Chichewa first, Chitonga second and Chitumbuka third. Another question solicited pupils’ choices of language(s) to be used by social workers. 65
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A Note from the Director on Socioli
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1 INTRODUCTION The availability of
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instance, a mother tongue literacy
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level of understanding, whether the
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Page 21 and 22: REASONS GIVEN Easy communication Mo
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Page 47 and 48: Pure 1.5 Mmbelwa 1.5 Euthini 1.5 Ka
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Page 85 and 86: Chitakhwani 2 6.9 Chikokhola 2 6.9
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Page 97 and 98: Tengani 11 2.7 Nsanje 35 8.6 Phodzo
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