Terminology development in Chichewa

Alick Kadango Bwanali, a Language Specialist at the Centre for Language Studies in Malawi has enrolled for a PhD programme at NTNU, Department of Language and Communication Studies. His focus is on developing HIV and AIDS related terminologies in Malawian languages using indigenous knowledge. This is in response to the growing need for local terms for use in HIV and AIDS educational campaigns. Studies have revealed that most HIV and AIDS advocacy campaigns face the challenge of educating the masses about HIV and AIDS in the people's languages which are not fully developed to express some scientific and technical information. It is, therefore, expected the study will be a basis for development of terminologies for different domains. The study intends to use modern language documentation softwares developed at the language department at NTNU. This page will periodically give you updates on the progress of the studies. Mr Bwanali's PhD programme is funded by the QUOTA Scheme and NUFU.