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About Chichewa (Nyanja)
Chichewa is the national language of Malawi and is also known as Nyanja.
Speakers
12+ million
Language Family
Bantu
Writing System
Latin alphabet
Difficulty
Medium
Spoken in
Why Learn Chichewa (Nyanja)?
Chichewa opens doors to the warm heart of Africa and Lake Malawi.
Common Chichewa (Nyanja) Words
Start your Chichewa (Nyanja) journey with these essential words and phrases.
Moni
Hello
MO-nee
Zikomo
Thank you
zee-KO-mo
Chonde
Please
CHON-deh
Inde
Yes
EEN-deh
Ayi
No
AH-yee
Madzi
Water
MAH-dzee
Chakudya
Food
chah-KOO-dyah
Bwenzi
Friend
BWEN-zee
Chikondi
Love
chee-KON-dee
Tionana
Goodbye (See you)
tee-oh-NAH-nah
Nyumba
House
NYOOM-bah
Dzuwa
Sun
DZOO-wah
History of Chichewa (Nyanja)
Chichewa (also called Nyanja) spread through the Maravi Empire in the 17th century. Scottish missionaries standardized the written form in the 19th century. Under British rule, it became a language of administration. Today it's the national language of Malawi ('the warm heart of Africa') and widely spoken in Zambia.
Is Chichewa (Nyanja) Hard to Learn?
Chichewa has Bantu noun classes affecting agreement throughout sentences, but this is learnable. Verb conjugation uses prefixes and suffixes extensively. Pronunciation is straightforward with the Latin alphabet. Grammar is regular.
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