People Groups Lists Language:  Tumbuka

Language:  Tumbuka

Population of Groups Speaking

3,704,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

6

Scripture Status

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Map Notes
Primary Language
(6 people groups)
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Photo People Group ▲ Country Population Progress Scale
Senga Malawi 35,000 ●
Senga Zambia 160,000 ●
Tumbuka Malawi 2,913,000 ●
Tumbuka Zambia 574,000 ●
Tumbuka Zimbabwe 18,000 ●
Tumbuka, Yombe Zambia 4,000 ●
  Totals:  6     0 ●
Secondary Language
(1 people groups)
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Photo People Group ▲ Country Population Progress Scale
Nsenga Zambia 815,000 ●
  Totals:  1     0 ●
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Item Value
Status
Living
Ethnologue Code tum
Written Yes
Bible Translation Complete Bible
Progress Scale ●

Language Alternate Names
Chikamanga (Henga)
Chipoka
Chitumbuka
Citumbuka
Fililwa (Filirwa)
Filirwa
Henga
Hewa
Hewe (Hewa)
Kamanga
Magodi
Ngoni (Magodi)
Phoka
Poka (Chipoka)
Tamboka
Tambuka
Tew
Timbuka
Tombucas
Tumboka

Dialects
Chikamanga
Chipoka
Chitumbuka
Fililwa
Fungwe
Hewe
Kandawire
Nenya
Ngoni
Nthali
Phoka
Poka
Senga
Wenya
Yombe

Dialect Alternate Names
Chipoka
Filirwa
Henga
Hewa
Kamanga
Magodi
Poka
Tumbuka: Yombe
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