Malila

MGQ

vigorous

Alternate Names: Ishimalilia, Kimalila, Malilia, Shimalilia

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
M
Nyiha-Safwa (M.24)

Demographics: 65,000 (2003 SIL).

Language Use: Vigorous. Other language speakers moving into the area learn Malila. Most domains including church and politics. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Swahili [swh].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 0%. Literacy rate in L2: Low. SIL has transition literacy work (Swahili to Malila), and some pre-school basic literacy classes. Bible portions: 2010–2012.

Typology: SVO; prepositions; noun head initial; noun classes; verbal affixation for subject, object, tense, aspect, mood and derivation; 36 consonant phonemes; 14 vowel phonemes; tonal.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Tanzania

Other Comments: Little intermarriage. Christian.