Ndali language
Ndali, or Chindali, is a Bantu language spoken by an increasing population in southern Tanzania of 150,000 (1987) and in northern Malawi by 70,000 (2003).
| Ndali | |
|---|---|
| Chindali | |
| Native to | Tanzania, Malawi |
| Ethnicity | Ndali |
Native speakers | (220,000 cited 1987–2003) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ndh |
| Glottolog | ndal1241 |
M.301 | |
Sukwa, or Chisukwa, spoken in the Misuku Hills of northern Malawi, is closely related to Ndali, and both languages are fairly close to Lambya.
The examples below come in the order Lambya, Ndali, Sukwa, showing the similarity of vocabulary:
- Person = umunthu, umundu, umundu
- Grasshopper = imphanzi, imbashi, imbasi
- Scorpion = kalizga, kalisha, kalisya
- Maize = ivilombe, ifilombe, ifilombe
- Dog = imbwa, ukabwa, ukabwa
- Bird = chiyuni, kayuni, kayuni
- Snail = inkhozo, ingofu, ingofo
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