"Chichewa" meaning in English

See Chichewa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃɪˈt͡ʃɛwə/ Audio: en-us-Chichewa.ogg
Etymology: From Chichewa Chicheŵa, from chi- (“language”) + Cheŵa. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ny|Chichewa|Chicheŵa}} Chichewa Chicheŵa Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chichewa
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: Chewa language Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Nyanja, Chewa, Chicheŵa Related terms: ny, nya (alt: SIL), nya ⁠ Translations (language): Chicheŵa (Chichewa), 齊切瓦語 (Chinese Mandarin), 齐切瓦语 (Qíqièwǎyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), njandža (Finnish), chichewa (Galician), Siséivis [feminine] (Irish), Chéwa bizaad (Navajo), нья́нджа (nʹjándža) [masculine] (Russian), че́ва (čéva) [masculine] (Russian), Kinyanja (Swahili)

Alternative forms

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