The extent to which the Vampoto people of Southwestern Tanzania maintain the use their native language of Chimpoto

This research study addresses the extent to which the Vampoto people of Southwestern Tanzania use their language of Chimpoto. It is interested in finding out the extent to which the Vampoto people, residing along the Lake Nyasa shore, speak their native tongue despite the widespread use of Kiswahili as the official language of Tanzania.;The findings of this study indicate that despite its use in education and other public sectors such as health centers, the church, and at the governmental levels, Kiswahili continues to be challenged by the acceptance and use of the Chimpoto language and other vernacular languages as the predominant language of choice by the Vampoto people. Kiswahili is gaining significant influence among Tanzanians in general throughout the country. Based upon the participant's responses, it is reasonable for one to conclude that the Chimpoto language has an extremely high likelihood of being preserved and transmitted to the younger generations and non-Chimpoto speakers for decades to come.