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Chichewa
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Chicheŵa
English
Chewa language
Alternative forms
en Chicheŵa
Etymology
en :der ny:Chicheŵá 1
From en ny Chichewa Chicheŵa, from ny chi- language + ny Chewa Cheŵa.
Pronunciation
en /t͡ʃɪˈt͡ʃɛwə/
en en-us-Chichewa.ogg US
Proper noun
The Bantu language of the Chewa tribe belonging to the Bantu linguistic family and one of Malawi’s national tongues promoted as the country’s lingua franca.
Synonyms
en Nyanja
en Chewa
en Chinyanja
Translations
language
Chichewa: ny Chicheŵa 7
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 齊切瓦語 Qíqièwǎyǔ, cmn 切瓦语
Finnish: fi njandža
Galician: gl chichewa
Irish: ga Siséivis f
Navajo: nv Chéwa bizaad
Russian: ru нья́нджа m, ru че́ва m
Swahili: sw Kinyanja 7
Yao (Africa): yao Ciceŵa 7
Zigula: ziw Chinyasa 7
See also
ny
1 ny nya
nya
en Languages
Chichewa
Etymology
ny :af Chi- cheŵa<alt:-cheŵa>
From ny Chi- cheŵa -cheŵa Prefix for languages Chewa. Cognate with yao Ciceŵa Chichewa.
Pronunciation
Chicheŵá
Proper noun
propn Chicheŵá
en Chichewa
customs of the Chewa people
Related terms
ny Mcheŵa Chewa (person)
ny Languages