ABSTRACT The study involved the role of Kinyakyusa in learning Kiswahili as a second language. In order to examine this assertion, the study was conducted under three specific objectives. These are phonological, morphosyntactic and lexical influences of Kinyakyusa in learning Kiswahili as a second language. The study was conducted in Rungwe district where Nyakyusa natives are dominant. Word lists, questionnaires, interviews and observation were the research techniques used in collecting data....
ABSTRACT This study investigated the challenges of consecutive interpreting in My Love film, interpreted from English into Swahili. It, specifically, sought to identify challenges of consecutive interpreting in My Love film and to find out the impacts of the challenges of consecutive interpreting in My Love film from one language to another. The researcher, first watched My Love film thoroughly and then identified eighteen strings. The study employed 55 respondents as its sample size and use...
ABSTRACT Entrepreneurship in East Africa is in its infant stage and is growing rapidly. The most important entrepreneurship area is the development of small scale entrepreneurs (SSEs), the sector which is facing several challenges due to economic instability of the East African countries. This study aims to investigate the impact of the use of differential currencies on the performance of cross border SSEs in East African Community, a case of Namanga border. Data for this study were collected...
ABSTRCT This study sought to evaluate the content of the constitution of URT translated from English into Kiswahili. It specifically focused on the identification of the problems which translators experienced when translating and analyzing the challenges faced by the translators. Moreover, it discussed the factors which may contribute to the quality of translation or information. The data were collected through documentary review, questionnaires and interviews. The study used both purposive a...
ABSTRACT This study informs about the toponyms of Pemba village names. More specifically, it informs about the origin of the village names, meanings associated with the names and the influence of modernisation on the names. The study employed descriptive research design in which the generation and analysis of the data were done using qualitative techniques; i.e. data were collected through interviews, focus group discussion and documentary review. The researcher was informed by 46 informants ...
IKISIRI Tasnifu hii inahusu Matumizi ya msamiati unaosawiri mazingira ya Kizanzibari katika riwaya za Muhammed Said Abdulla. Msamiati ni jumla ya maneno yaliyomo katika lugha. Hivyo, kwa mujibu wa utafiti huu maneno yenyewe yalichunguzwa kupitia riwaya ya Mzimu wa Watu wa Kale, Duniani Kuna Watu na Kosa la Bwana Msa. Uchunguzi huu ulilenga kuchunguza na kubainisha msamiati huo na etimolojia yake pamoja na athari yake kwa wasomaji. Sababu ya kuchunguza suala hilo lilitokana na mtafiti kuvutika...
ABSTRACT Metaphor is an intriguing concept. It is used implicitly as well as explicitly at different levels. Basically, metaphor is a linguistic device; it is used to compare certain objects, feelings and attitudes with other entities. This study investigated the use of metaphors in Swahili Newspapers headlines and their effects in communication with the aim of identifying metaphors used in Swahili newspapers, the effects of metaphors and the role they play in news reporting as well as the re...
ABSTRACT Contract farming in sunflower as a vertically integrated mode of production and marketing is one of the most important transformations in the agriculture sector in Tanzania. Despite the introduction of CF in sunflower, many challenges persisted. These include unfavourable prices or markets. The reasons or factors for persistence of challenges in sunflower CF was the uniqueness of smallholder sunflower farmers such that the conventional CF arrangement was not fully applicable to it. T...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted in Makete District Tanzania, with the aim of examining parents‘ disclosure of their HIV/AIDS status to their children and its effects on children‘s behaviour. This was a qualitative study which employed ethnographic research design using in-depth interview, focus group discussion, observation and documentary analysis as tools for data collection. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis and a total of 70 informants were included in the study using purp...
IKISIRI Tasnifu inahusu uchunguzi juu ya Asili ya Wapemba kwa Mtazamo wa tawi la Isimujamii la Isimu Mandhari. Isimu Mandhari ni mkabala wa kiisimu unaoshughulikia vipashio vya lugha vinavyohusiana na eneo fulani la watumiaji wa lugha inayohusika. Huchunguza umaeneo ndani ya lugha fulani. Kwa mfano, kuchunguza msamiati wa lugha unaotumika katika eneo fulani. Kipashio kimojawapo cha lugha, yaani maneno ya kategoria ya nomino (majina) yanachukua nafasi kubwa katika mkabala huu. Majina yanatuwez...
ABSTRACT This study assessed language endangerment in Tanzania with a focus on Matengo language, an Ethnic Minority Languages spoken in Mbinga District in Ruvuma region. The research used qualitative approach and both ethnographic and phenomenological research designs. Also, the research employed interview and observation methods in the data collection. The study had three objectives which were to: identify patterns of Matengo endangerment, to analyse causes of Matengo endangerment and examin...
IKISIRI Kazi hii imedhamiria kufafanua athariya matumizi ya mafumbo na tamathali za semi zinazojitokeza katika nyimbo zinazoimbwa katika muktadha wa uganga wa puuo. Lugha inayotumika katika nyimbo hizo huwa teule na yenye ukwasi mkubwa katika utumiaji wa mafumbo na tamathali, kama vile ishara, methali, taswira, taashira, tashbiha na tashhisi. Aidha, utafiti huu umelenga kubainisha athari zinazojitokeza kutokana na matumizi ya mafumbo na tamathali za semi kwa jamii ya Wazanzibari. Utafiti umeo...
ABSTRACT This study was designed to examine the impact of the armed conflicts in Great Lakes Region on security to local communities of Kasulu in Kigoma Region, Tanzania. The purpose of the study was to study the nature of the great lakes region conflict, its effects to the local communities in Tanzania, and the capacity challenges among the conflict stakeholders in addressing the problem in the region. This study was carried out in Kasulu District, Kigoma Region in the villages of Manyovu, N...
IKISIRI Utafiti huu ulihusu uchunguzi wa fani katika methali za Kisukuma katika uadilishaji wa watoto na vijana. Vipengele vya kifani vilivyochunguzwa na kuchambuliwa ni matumizi ya lugha, wahusika na mandhari. Vipengele hivyo vilichunguzwa kwa lengo la kubainisha namna mfungamano wake unavyochangia kuibua maudhui ambayo hukamilisha tendo zima la kiusemi na namna nguvu ya tendo kusudiwa inavyopokewa na watoto na vijana. Nadharia ya Tendo la Kiusemi (TELAKI) imetumika kuchanganulia vipengele h...
ABSTRACT Tanzania is the home of abundant Cultural Heritage resources of national and international significance. These heritage resources include prehistoric rock arts, Stone Age sites, historical records and monuments. Large part of this heritage is found in the areas where communities live. However, the national management approach has not adequately tapped the contribution of the local communities in the conservation of the heritage resources. This study resorted to examine the state of ...