Kuhusu Lugha hii

Lugha ya Kimakonde inazungumzwa na watu zaidi ya milioni moja na nusu hasa katika mikoa ya Lindi na Mtwara, kusini mwa Tanzania, na pia katika mikoa ya kaskazini mwa Msumbiji. Madhumuni ya kamusi hii ni kuwafikia wazungumzaji wa lugha hii na hivyo kutoa mchango katika kuikuza na kuihifadhi. Ni matumaini yetu kuwa mchango huu utatoa changamoto kwa Wamakonde kutaka kuiboresha kamusi hii na kuitumia kuwafunza vijana matumizi makini ya lugha yao. Pia tunatumaini kwamba wazungumzaji wa lugha nyingine nyingi za Tanzania ambazo hazina maandiko yoyote watahamasika na kuanza kazi ya kuziandika lugha hizi.

Kimakonde is spoken by more than one and a half million people, especially in Lindi and Mtwara in southern Tanzania and in northern Mozambique. This dictionary aims to reach speakers of the language and contribute to its promotion and preservation. We hope this work will inspire Makonde communities to improve the dictionary and use it to teach young people careful use of their language, and encourage speakers of other undocumented Tanzanian languages to begin writing theirs.