Chichewa

Alternative forms

• Chicheŵa

Etymology

From the Chichewa Chicheŵa, from chi- (“language”) + Cheŵa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃɪˈtʃɛwə/

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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.

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Chichewa terms
• ISO 639-1 code ny, ISO 639-3 code nya
• Ethnologue entry for Chichewa, ny

Etymology

chi- (“language prefix”) +‎ Chewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈt͡ʃe.w⁽ᵝ⁾á/

Proper noun

Chicheŵá

1. Chichewa