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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.

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Meaning & usage

name/t͡ʃɪˈt͡ʃɛwə/
  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.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀- Chichewa chi- Chichewa Chi- Chichewa -cheŵa Chichewa Chicheŵáder. English Chichewa From Chichewa Chicheŵa, from chi- (“language”) + Cheŵa.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.