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5.5 RESPONSES FROM VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF RESPONDENTS 5.5.1 PUPILS’ RESPONSES In this section, we present responses received from the various categories of respondents. This section is devoted to responses made by pupils. The pupils were drawn from the three disricts as follows: Thyolo with 210 (58.8%), Mulanje 74 (20.7%) and Phalombe 72 (20.2%) and 1 questionnaire (0.3%) was undocumented, giving a total population of 357 pupils. 226 (63.3%) of the pupils were male whilst 119 (33.3%) were female. 12 (3.3% of the respondents) were undocumented. The 1519 years old age group with 167 respondents (46.8%) constituted the largest age group followed by the 1014 years group with 139 (38.9%); followed by the 2024 years group with 31 (8.8 %) of the respondents. Of the 357 pupils, 74 (20.7%) stated that they were able to speak Chilomwe whilst 282 (79.0 %) indicated that they were not speakers of Chilomwe. One questionnaire (0.3%) was undocumented. Respondents were asked to identify a place where they thought the best Chilomwe is spoken. The majorirty of the pupils 231 (64.7%) did not know the answer (referred to in table 70 as “don’t know place”). 40 respondents (11.2%) cited Mulanje or areas within Mulanje district; 36 respondents (10.1%) mentioned Phalombe; Thyolo was the next, cited by 27 respondents (7.6%). Mozambique was mentioned by 22 respondents (6.2%). Those who mentioned Mozambique said the Malawian dialects of Lomwe were somehow diluted; leaving the Mozambique variety as the pure one. Table 70: Where Best Chilomwe is Spoken Place Frequency % Phalombe 36 10.1 Mulanje 40 11.2 Thyolo 27 7.6 76
Chiradzulu 1 0.3 Mozambique 22 6.2 Dont know place 231 64.7 A related question asked the pupils to identify the variety of Chilomwe which would be the most appropriate for use in schools. The vast majority of the pupils 279 (78.2%) did not provide an answer to the question, 23 (6.4%) of the pupils cited Chikokhola; 16 (4.5%) mentioned the Mulanje variety. It is the researchers’ conclusion that the Mulanje variety is an umbrella term taking care of a number of dialects. See Table 71 for a detailed account of the responses. Table 71: Chilomwe Variety Most Appropriate for Schools Variety Frequency % Chitakhwani 5 1.4 Chikokhola 23 6.5 Chimihavani 9 2.5 Mulanje 16 4.5 Chimwinyamwero 7 2.0 Chimarenje 6 1.7 The respondents were then asked whether or not they would like to be taught in Chilomwe. The majority of the pupils 241 (67.5%) gave a Yes answer whilst 112 (31.4%) gave a No answer. The remaining 1.1% of the respondents were undecided. Table 72 captures these responses. Table 72: To be taught In Chilomwe? 77
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