ABSTRACT
LiteratureinlocallanguageshaslargelybeenconfinedtotranslationsoftheBible. BlohmandAugustinyhavealsopublishedavarietyofNyamweziandSukuma texts.90Inthenineteen-fifties,therewasaflourishingSukumanewspapercalled Lumuli,i.e."Light",butnewspaperspublishedinUnyamweziproperwerealmost whollywritteninSwahili.
