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〔Lester Weiner teacher in Southern Rhodesia, 1956-1965〕 Ndau (also called chiNdau, Chindau, Ndzawu, Njao, Sofala, Southeast Shona, Chidanda) is one of the Shona dialects. It is spoken by people from the region of Chipinge (Zimbabwe). Some of its vocabulary is very similar to that of Ndebele and often this dialect can sound very different from that of basic Shona. At least some speakers have a bilabial nasal click where neighboring dialects have /mw/, as in ''mwana'' 'child'.〔Norval Smith, Harry Van Der Hulst, 1988. ''Features, Segmental Structure & Harmony Processes,'' vol. 1, p. 198〕〔Daniel Jones, 1911. ''The pronunciation and orthography of the Chindau language.''()〕 ==Sample text== The chiNdau language as a member of the shona group of languages shows some similarities with other shona languages being more similar to eastern shona languages. It is partially intelligible with standard shona although speakers of other shona languages may find it difficult to understand. Reading the chiNdau phrase below (Lord's Prayer), differences from the Shona language are relatively minor, but certainly present: ''Baba edu ari mudenga, ngariremeredzwe zina renyu. UMambo hwenyu ngahuuye. Kuda kwenyu ngakuitwa munyika kudai ngomudenga. Tipei nege kurya kwedu kwatinotama nyamashi. Tirekererei ndaa dzedu kudai tisu takarekerera avo vane ndaa kwetiri. Usatipinza mukuedzwa, asi tinunure kuno uwo wakashata.'' The equivalent paragraph in 'Standard Shona' is: ''Baba vedu vari kudenga, zita renyu ngarikudziwe. UMambo hwenyu ngahwuuye. Kuda kwenyu ngakuitwe pasi sokudenga. Tipei nhasi kudya kwedu kwakwezuva. Tiregererei zvatinokutadzirai sekuregerera kwatinoita vakatitadzira. Musatipinze mukuedzwa, asi mutinunure mune zvakaipa.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ndau dialect」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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