ABSTRACT
This research intended to find out the source of language variation among Chagga people.
The study was guided by four specific objectives which are: to investigate the extent to
which language variation exists among the Chagga; to examine the areas (aspects) that
show / indicate language variation among Chagga people; to find out the source of
language variation among the Chagga; and to determine whether Chagga varieties
constitute different languages or varieties (dialects) of the same language.
To meet these objectives, four questions were employed which are: to what extent does
language variation exist among the Chagga? In which aspects do Chagga people differ
when they speak? Why do Chagga people from different areas in Kilimanjaro speak
differently? Do Chagga varieties constitute different languages or dialects of the same
language?
In conducting this research three techniques were used to collect the primary data, which
are sociolinguistic interview (free conversation), reading passage, and the word list. Free
conversation was used in finding out the source of language variation and the extent to
which it exists among the Chagga. Wordlist was used in examining differences in lexicon
and phonology and the reading passage was used in examining differences in syntax
(grammar).
The study has exposed that despite the difficulties that Chagga people from different parts
in Kilimanjaro experience in communicating through their mother tongue, they understand
each other. Further, the study propounded the following as the reasons as to why Chagga
people seem to differ in some vocabulary: geographical location, differences in origin,
lack of common socialization, and the existence of hostility a
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Research, SSA . "The Source Of Language Variation Among Chagga People" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 30, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-source-of-language-variation-among-chagga-people