通布卡語

通布卡語（英語：Tumbuka / 通布卡語：chiTumbuka）是班圖語系的一種語言，主要在馬拉威北部和尚比亞的中部的隆達濟區使用，大約有200萬使用者。

基本介紹

• 中文名：通布卡語
• 外文名：Tumbuka

通布卡語的發展

海斯廷斯·卡穆祖·班達（Hastings Kamuzu Banda）成為馬拉威總統執後，從1968年起，他開始推行“一個國家、一種語言”的政策。通布卡語的發展受到重創，通布卡語失去了在馬拉威的官方語言的地位。學校開始停止教授通布卡語刪除，全國廣播和印刷媒體也禁止播出通布卡語節目和發行通布卡語刊物。1994年開始，多黨民主政治在馬拉威發展起來，媒體開始播出通布卡語節目，但在通布卡語的出版物依然很少。

辭彙

動詞

Kusebela (Kuseŵera) = to play

• Kuseka = to laugh
  
• Kurya = to eat
  
• Kugona = to sleep
  
• Kwenda = to walk
  
• Kuchimbila = to run
  
• Kulemba = to write
  
• Kuchapa = to do laundry
  
• Kugeza = to bath
  
• Kuphika = to cook
  
• Kulima = to dig / cultivate
  
• Kupanda = to plant
  
• Kuvina = to dance
  
• Kwimba = to sing
  

幫助與問候

• Enya = Yes
  
• Yayi = No
  
• Yebo (yeŵo) = Thank you
  
• Taonga = We are thankful
  
• Nkumba chakurya! = I want some food!
  
• Munga nipako chakurya? = could you give me some food?
  
• Ine nkhuyowoya chiTumbuka yayi! = I do not speak chiTumbuka!
  
• Yendani makola. = Travel well.
  
• Nkhukumba maji yakumya. = I would like water to drink
  
• Mwawuka uli? = Good morning. (How did you wake up?)
  
• Tawuka makola. Kwali imwe? = Fine. And you? (I woke up well. I don't know about you?)
  
• Muli uli? = How are you?
  
• Nili makola, kwali imwe? = I am fine, how are you?
  
• Mwatandala uli? = Good afternoon. (How did you spend the day?)
  
• Natandala makola. Kwali imwe? = Good afternoon. How are you? (I spent the day well. I don't know about you?)
  
• Monile. = somewhat more formal than "Hi." Perhaps best translated as "Greetings."
  
• Tionanenge = We shall meet again.