| Country | Speakers | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1, 000, 000 | in Malawi (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Population total all countries: 1, 142, 000. Northern Province, west shore of Lake Malawi, south of the Ngonde, north of the Tonga and Ngoni. Also in Zambia. Alternate names: Chitumbuka, Tamboka, Tambuka, Timbuka, Tombucas, Tumboka. Dialects: Chitumbuka, Chikamanga (Kamanga, Henga), Nenya, Poka (Chipoka, Phoka), Yombe, Senga, Nthali, Fungwe, Wenya, Hewe (Hewa). Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, N, Tumbuka (N.20) |
| Zambia | 480, 000 | in Zambia (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Northeast Eastern Province. Alternate names: Chitumbuka, Tambuka, Tew, Timbuka, Tombucas, Tumboka. Dialects: Chitumbuka, Chikamanga (Kamanga, Henga), Kandawire, Chipoka, Yombe, Senga, Fungwe, Wenya, Nenya, Ngoni (Magodi), Fililwa (Filirwa), Hewe (Hewa), Nthali. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, N, Tumbuka (N.20) |