Chichewa
See also: Chicheŵa
English
Alternative forms
- Chicheŵa
Etymology
From Chichewa Chicheŵa, from chi- (“language”) + Cheŵa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪˈt͡ʃɛwə/
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Proper noun
Chichewa
- 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
- Nyanja
- Chewa
Translations
language
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See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Chichewa terms
- ISO 639-1 code ny, ISO 639-3 code nya (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Chichewa, nya
Chichewa
Etymology
chi- (language prefix) + Chewa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃe.w⁽ᵝ⁾á/
Proper noun
Chicheŵá
- Chichewa
Related terms
- Mchewa