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Malawian
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English
Etymology
en :af Malawi -an + 1
Pronunciation
en
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Malawian.wav Southern England
Noun
A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent.
en Ralf Bodelier Slums can transform peoples’ lives for the better Africa at LSE https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2016/02/29/slums-can-transform-peoples-lives-for-the-better/ 29-02-2016 The average Malawian earns about US$250 monthly. https://web.archive.org/web/20241212164519/https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2016/02/29/slums-can-transform-peoples-lives-for-the-better/ 12 December 2024
en Charles Pensulo Apprehension in Malawi as government sends workers to Israel amid Gaza war w:Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/12/1/apprehension-as-malawi-sends-workers-to-israel 01-12-2023 The departure of hundreds of Malawians to Israel to work as farm labourers has sparked a debate within the Southern African country, which is looking to raise much-needed foreign currency amid a cash crunch. https://web.archive.org/web/20260806111522/https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/12/1/apprehension-as-malawi-sends-workers-to-israel 6 August 2026
Hypernyms
en sub-Saharan, en African
Translations
A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent
Afrikaans: af Malawiër
Catalan: ca malawià m
Chichewa: ny Mmalawi 1
Czech: cs Malawijec m
Dutch: nl Malawiër m, nl Malawische f
Esperanto: eo malaviano man or woman, eo malavianino woman
Finnish: fi malawilainen
French: fr Malawite m f, fr Malawien m
German: de Malawier m, de Malawierin f
Hungarian: hu malawi
Irish: ga Malávach m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb malawier m
Nynorsk: nn malawiar m
Polish: pl Malawijczyk m, pl Malawijka f
Portuguese: pt malauiano m, pt malauiana f, pt malawiano m, pt malawiana f
Romanian: ro malawian m, ro malawiană f
Russian: ru малави́ец m, ru малави́йка f
Rwanda-Rundi: rw Umunyamalawi 1
Spanish: es malauí m
Swahili: sw Mmalawi 1
Tumbuka: tum muMalaŵi 1
Turkish: tr Malavili
Ukrainian: uk малаві́єць m, uk малаві́йка f
Adjective
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Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people.
en Ralf Bodelier Slums can transform peoples’ lives for the better Africa at LSE https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2016/02/29/slums-can-transform-peoples-lives-for-the-better/ 29-02-2016 As a youngster Filesi heard about the fast life in Blantyre, the big Malawian city that encompasses Ndirande slum. https://web.archive.org/web/20241212164519/https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2016/02/29/slums-can-transform-peoples-lives-for-the-better/ 12 December 2024
Derived terms
en Malawian English
Translations
Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people
Afrikaans: af Malawies
Catalan: ca malawià
Czech: cs malawský, cs malawiský
Dutch: nl Malawisch
Esperanto: eo malavia
Finnish: fi malawilainen
German: de malawisch
Hungarian: hu malawi
Irish: ga Malávach
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb malawisk
Nynorsk: nn malawisk
Polish: pl malawijski
Portuguese: pt malauiano, pt malawiano
Romanian: ro malawian
Russian: ru малави́йский
Spanish: es malauí
Swahili: sw Kimalawi
Swedish: sv malawisk
Turkish: tr malavili
Ukrainian: uk мала́війський
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