 agreed that there were people in their congregations who do not understand everything when Swahili is used.
Within the Malila community, the Malila language is strongly vital and has high prestige. There are no indications of language shift to another language. Ilembo is the village that should be used as reference dialect.
The Malila are a very close-knit group and almost exclusively use their own language. This is due to the fact that the area is not easily accessible. Their language is very much alive and despite being educated in Swahili, the national language, many cannot speak it well. The Malila travel little and many people have never been as far as Mbeya town. They preserve their language and their culture much more than some other people groups.
Religion: Christian, traditional religion. There is a growing church in the Malila area but many pastors are having difficulty preaching from a Swahili Bible. They often preach in Malila but cannot read the Bible in Malila as it does not exist. They are longing for the Word of God in their language. Now work has begun in order to help them to get it. Strong evangelistic efforts in the region by the churches have resulted in numerous Christians.
The Malila Church: There was an overwhelming consensus among the church leaders that the Malila Bible is wanted and that they themselves would use it. A strong motivation is the lack of Swahili proficiency. Most churches use Malila regularly in their services but find it difficult, especially in worship, since the Bible can only be read in Swahili. Even those who did not know Malila themselves said that they would have the Malila Bible read and used in church, for evangelism, and even in their home. There is definitely a strong support from church leaders to having and using Malila Scriptures.
History: No previous language development has been attempted in Malila.The Shinsaibashi Shopping Arcade hosts hundreds of stylish stores, boutiques, beauticians, and cafés under a large domed roof. It’s a lively and busy shopping area full of flashing neon signs and food stalls to tempt your taste buds. Dotonbori is also a popular shopping district with a more traditional feel, and you’ll find stores selling local goods and restaurants with authentic cuisine. Universal Studios Japan is a fun, family-friendly theme park with a wide range of rides and shows based on epic blockbuster movies. In the evenings, head to the Nanba Grand Kagetsu where the art of Yoshimoto comedy was invented. Mixing slapstick with songs and acrobatics, it’s a unique experience for tourists to witness. Those who prefer sports should visit the Hanshin Koshien Stadium, a modern structure that hosts professional baseball games, as well as high-school championships that are taken very seriously by locals, with thousands of cheering fans packing the stands.
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Amid its MAX crisis, US planemaker Boeing has scaled back its presence at this week's aviation show. This gives a chance for European aerospace giant Airbus' new aircraft to steal a march against their US rival.
The annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Seoul earlier this month was already a harbinger of the changes taking place in the civil aviation industry.
The IATA gathering brings together the world's aircraft makers and their airline customers, and normally provides the stage for the competitive rivalry between Boeing and Airbus, which display their business prowess in front of and behind the scenes.
But while Europe's aerospace giant Airbus has been celebrating record business and marking 50 years since its foundation this year, Boeing is experiencing the worst crisis in its company history. In Seoul, marketing chief Randy Tinseth admitted to DW that the US aircraft maker was "doing really badly" these days.
Boeing officials, who usually sponsor one of the gala dinners at the IATA meeting, even skipped their traditional welcome address this year, with small buffet table cards reading "Kindly sponsored by Boeing" being the only reminders of the benefactors.
Engulfed by the MAX crisis
At Boeing's corporate headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, the worldwide grounding of the planemaker's 737 MAX fleet has plunged the company's leadership into self-doubt. Two planes of this type crashed in March and October, killing a total of 346 people.
Revelations by The New York Times added to the company's woes, with the US newspaper unveiling the "cozy relationship" between Boeing and US regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the plane's certification process.
Suspicion about Boeing's best-selling aircraft is now rife within the industry, and there remain massive doubts about the modifications the company's engineers have installed. Nevertheless, a top FAA regulator said the 737 MAX should be back in the air by December, while giving no specific date for its return.
"It's not possible to give an exact date as work progresses on safety fixes to the aircraft," Ali Bahrami, the FAA's associate administrator for aviation safety, said in an interview Wednesday at a conference in Cologne, Germany.
Hard choices
Boeing was planning on coming to Paris with its new 777X jetliner — a bigger, more powerful version of its popular long-range jet. However, the ceremonial maiden voyage of the aircraft in March was canceled as news arrived of the deadly crash of the 737 MAX flown by Ethiopian Airlines.
Engine problems have now delayed the 777X, for which German carrier Lufthansa is a launch customer, until June. Certification could delay the plane even further, as European regulators give it a more a stringent examination amid the 737 MAX disaster.
Tinseth told DW that Boeing's presence at the Le Bourget airfield north of Paris would be rather low-key as a result. At a news conference Monday, executives faced more nagging questions about Boeing's handling of the 737 MAX crisis.
Boeing's hopes of presenting its 777X planes to the public in Paris have been thwarted by the MAX crisis
"We want to leave no stone unturned" in the investigations into an antistall system suspected of causing two crashes, said Kevin McAllister, head of commercial airplanes at the US company. "Our priority is doing everything to get this plane safely returned to service," he added. "It's a pivotal moment for all of us."
Home turf advantage
In contrast, Europe's top planemaker Airbus is preparing to roll out a whole fleet of new aircraft on its home territory, aiming to trump its US rival with orders.
The company is courting potential customers with its A220 — previously known as the Bombardier CSeries — which is a family of narrow-body, twin-engine, medium-range jet airliners. It was originally designed and built by the Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace before the company was partially taken over by Airbus.
Moreover, Airbus will showcase its A330neo — a new version of the wide-body A330 jet — as well as models of its A350-1000 and the A321LR plane. In addition, show flights of the A380 superjumbo are intended to impress the public for a last time, as Airbus stopped the program a few months ago due to a lack of demand for the double-decker aircraft.
An Airbus highlight at the Paris show is also the launch of a new longer-range aircraft, dubbed the A321XLR, which could preempt Boeing's plans for a similar plane. The A321XLR is expected to come into commercial use between 2023 and 2024, which is a full two years before Boeing's planned new mid-market plane (NMA).
A 787 Dreamliner plane flown by Air Tahiti Nui will be the only Boeing aircraft shown in Paris this year
Also on show
Smaller competitors present in Paris include Canada's Bombardier Aerospace, which will showcase its CRJ900 regional jetliner. It might be the last appearance of the downsized Canadian firm, as it has sold its C series to Airbus and its turboprop business to Canada's Viking Air. Japan's Mitsubishi is said to be in talks to buy out Bombardier's only remaining aviation business, regional aircraft.
Mitsubishi will be flying its own regional jet in Paris, the MRJ90 — a plane that made its maiden voyage in 2015 and is expected to be in the market from the middle of next