OLAC resources in and about the Tumbuka language

ISO 639-3: tum

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

• Primary texts
• Lexical resources
• Language descriptions
• Other resources about the language

Other known names and dialect names: Chikamanga, Chipoka, Chitumbuka, Fililwa, Filirwa, Fungwe, Henga, Hewa, Hewe, Kamanga, Kandawire, Magodi, Nenya, Ngoni, Nthali, Phoka, Poka, Senga, Tamboka, Tambuka, Tew, Timbuka, Tombucas, Tumboka, Wenya, Yombe

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Primary texts

1. ONLINEMazgu Ya Ciuta. The Long Now Foundation. n.d. The Bible Societies in Zambia and Malawi. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_tum_gen-1

Lexical resources

1. ONLINECrúbadán language data for Tumbuka. Kevin Scannell. 2018. The Crúbadán Project. oai:crubadan.org:tum

Language descriptions

1. ONLINEGlottolog 5.2 Resources for Tumbuka. n.a. 2025. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:tumb1250

Other resources about the language

1. ONLINETumbuka: a language of Malawi. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:tum
2. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Tumbuka. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_tum
3. ONLINEThe Senga of Zambia: Linguistic Survey Report with Recommendations for Literature Development Strategy. Josephat, Daka; Mbewe, Christopher; Ngulube, Ezeckia; Sawka, Kenneth Stanley. 2021. SIL International. oai:sil.org:87282

Other known names and dialect names: Chikamanga, Chipoka, Chitumbuka, Fililwa, Filirwa, Fungwe, Henga, Hewa, Hewe, Kamanga, Kandawire, Magodi, Nenya, Ngoni, Nthali, Phoka, Poka, Senga, Tamboka, Tambuka, Tew, Timbuka, Tombucas, Tumboka, Wenya, Yombe

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