Songiso Mvalo

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Expression and Literature. Common Tumbuka Ideophones and their UsagePaperback, 14 December 2015

Expression and Literature. Common Tumbuka Ideophones and their Usage
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Print Length
170 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Mzuni Press
Date Published
14 Dec 2015
ISBN-10
9990802432
ISBN-13
9789990802436

Description

Tumbuka is the dominant language in the Northern Region of Malawi. It is, however, also spoken in large pockets of Kasungu District in the Central Region and also in the Eastern Province of Zambia, and in Lundazi District in particular. Tonga, spoken in Nkhatabay and Nkhotakota, is like a cousin to Tumbuka with a close resemblance in their phonetics. Like other Bantu languages, Tumbuka is very expressive, but can also be very economic in communication or use of words, and yet clearly delivering the desired message. This can be done through the use of idioms, proverbs, or ideophones. This collection is on commonly used Tumbuka ideophones, where an ideophone shall mean "a word describing a situation, or a state of affairs, or a set of actions - all in one word." It is the intention of this collection to provoke both interest in the use of ideophones as a form of expression in literature and to expound on the richness of Bantu languages.

Product Details

Author:
Songiso Mvalo
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
14 December 2015
Dimensions:
22.86 x 15.24 x 0.99 cm
ISBN-10:
9990802432
ISBN-13:
9789990802436
Language:
English
Pages:
170
Publisher:
Weight:
258.55 gm

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