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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschichewa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: chi.ʃe.wa
"Le chichewa est parlé par une grande partie de la population au Malawi."
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A Bantu language spoken by millions of people in southeastern Africa, particularly in Malawi, where it serves as a national and official language.
"She is currently learning Chichewa to better communicate with locals during her research trip to Malawi."
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Relating to the Chewa people, their culture, or their language.
"The library acquired several rare books featuring traditional Chichewa folklore."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Bantu languages of southeastern Africa, combining the prefix 'chi-' (denoting language or culture) with 'Chewa', the name of the major ethnic group inhabiting Malawi and parts of neighboring countries. The term entered English lexicography through anthropological and linguistic studies during the colonial era of British Central Africa.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chichewa" is said worldwide
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chichewa
Transliteration: chi.ʃe.wa
"Le chichewa est parlé par une grande partie de la population au Malawi."
Chichewa
Transliteration: tʃiˈtʃeːva
"Chichewa ist eine der Amtssprachen in Malawi."
chichewa
Transliteration: tʃiˈtʃɛwa
"Il chichewa è ampiamente parlato in Malawi."
chichewa
Transliteration: tʃiˈtʃewa
"El chichewa es un idioma bantú hablado en el sureste de África."
chichewa
Transliteration: ʃiˈtʃɛwɐ
"O chichewa é uma língua nacional do Maláui."
चिचेवा
Transliteration: chicheva
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"चिचेवा मलावी की एक प्रमुख भाषा है।"
齐切瓦语
Transliteration: qí qiè wǎ yǔ
Script: 中文汉字
"齐切瓦语马拉维的主要语言之一。"
치체와어
Transliteration: chichewa-eo
Script: 한국어 한글
"치체와어는 말라위의 공용어 중 하나입니다."
チェワ語
Transliteration: chewa-go
Script: 日本語
"チェワ語はマラウイの主要な言語です。"
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