"Chimalawi" meaning in Chichewa

See Chimalawi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃi.maˈɽa.w⁽ᵝ⁾i/ Forms: Chimalaŵi [canonical]
Etymology: From Chi- (“Prefix denoting culture and language”) + Malaŵi (“Malawi”). Etymology templates: {{af|ny|Chi-|Malaŵi|t1=Prefix denoting culture and language|t2=Malawi}} Chi- (“Prefix denoting culture and language”) + Malaŵi (“Malawi”) Head templates: {{ny-head|propn|Chimalaŵi}} Chimalaŵi
  1. Malawian culture and language Related terms: Malaŵi (english: Malawi), Mmalaŵi (english: Malawian), Chinyasalande (english: old-fashioned Malawian culture)
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    ],
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      ],
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      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        {
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          "translation": "Malawi",
          "word": "Malaŵi"
        },
        {
          "english": "Malawian",
          "translation": "Malawian",
          "word": "Mmalaŵi"
        },
        {
          "english": "old-fashioned Malawian culture",
          "translation": "old-fashioned Malawian culture",
          "word": "Chinyasalande"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃi.maˈɽa.w⁽ᵝ⁾i/"
    }
  ],
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    ],
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    },
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    },
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    }
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        "Requests for gender in Chichewa entries"
      ],
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃi.maˈɽa.w⁽ᵝ⁾i/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Chimalawi"
}

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