"Malawi" meaning in Chichewa

See Malawi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /maˈɽá.w⁽ᵝ⁾i/ Forms: Maláŵi [canonical]
Etymology: Chosen by Hastings Banda in 1964, ostensibly from malaŵí (“flames”). Head templates: {{head|ny|proper noun|head=Maláŵi}} Maláŵi, {{ny-proper noun|Maláŵi}} Maláŵi
  1. Malawi (a country in Southern Africa) Wikipedia link: Hastings Banda, ny:Malawi Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Africa, Malawi
    Sense id: en-Malawi-ny-name-H1W6DMTn Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 21 entries, Pages with entries
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