Mary Tew 1950

Tew, Mary. 1950. Peoples of the Lake Nyasa region. (Ethnographic survey of Africa, East Central Africa, 1.) London: Oxford Univ. Press for the International African Inst. (IAI). 131pp.

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  address        = {London},
  author         = {Mary Tew},
  key            = {Tew (1950)},
  pages          = {131},
  publisher      = {Oxford Univ. Press for the International African Inst. (IAI)},
  series         = {Ethnographic survey of Africa, East Central Africa},
  title          = {Peoples of the Lake Nyasa region},
  volume         = {1},
  year           = {1950},
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  hhtype         = {overview;ethnographic},
  inlg           = {English [eng]},
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  jfmnote        = {Includes, for instance, 'North Nyasa Region: Ngonde, Nyakyusa, Kinga' (p. 71-92).},
  keywords       = {;eaf;tnz;ant;bnt;m.31d;m.31;g.65;},
  lgcode         = {Yao, Makua-Lomwe, Lomwe-Nguru = Malawi Lomwe = Malawi Lomwe [lon], Makonde [kde], Mwera-north of the Lukuledi river on the Rondo plateau = Mwera [mwe], Nyanja, Cewa, Nsenga, Tumbuka = Tumbuka [tum], Lake Shore Tonga, Ngonde = Nyakyusa-Ngonde [nyy], Nyakyusa = Nyakyusa-Ngonde [nyy], Kinga = Kinga [zga], Mombera's Ngoni who settled in Tumbuka country speak Tumbuka and a debased form of Ngoni was used in 1914 in lawsuits only, Mpezeni's Ngoni although they have now settled in Cewa country learnt Nsenga from the wives taken during the second occupation of that country and it is now the common language of the people = Nsenga, Ciwere's Ngoni settled as they are among Cewa Nyanja and a sprinkling of Yao probably speak Nyanja which is the official language of the area, Gomani's Ngoni speak Nyanja, The Watuta Ngoni in Tanganyika Territory speak the Nyamwezi language, The Magwangwara in Tanganyika are said to keep a few words of Zulu in their vocabulary but Yao was said to be the most serviceable language for talking with them},
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Languages

Name in source Glottolog languoid
Yao
    Makua-Lomwe
      Lomwe-Nguru = Malawi Lomwe
      Makonde
      Mwera-north of the Lukuledi river on the Rondo plateau
      Nyanja
        Cewa
          Nsenga
            Tumbuka
            Lake Shore Tonga
              Ngonde
              Nyakyusa
              Kinga
              Mombera's Ngoni who settled in Tumbuka country speak Tumbuka and a debased form of Ngoni was used in 1914 in lawsuits only
                Mpezeni's Ngoni although they have now settled in Cewa country learnt Nsenga from the wives taken during the second occupation of that country and it is now the common language of the people = Nsenga
                  Ciwere's Ngoni settled as they are among Cewa Nyanja and a sprinkling of Yao probably speak Nyanja which is the official language of the area
                    Gomani's Ngoni speak Nyanja
                      The Watuta Ngoni in Tanganyika Territory speak the Nyamwezi language
                        The Magwangwara in Tanganyika are said to keep a few words of Zulu in their vocabulary but Yao was said to be the most serviceable language for talking with them