Definition of Chichewa

1. Noun. A member of the Bantu-speaking people of Malawi and eastern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe.


2. Noun. The Bantu language of the Chewa of east central Africa.
Generic synonyms: Bantoid Language, Bantu

Definition of Chichewa

1. Proper noun. The Bantu language of the Che?a tribe belonging to the Bantu linguistic family and one of Malawi’s national tongues promoted as the country’s ''lingua franca''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chichewa

Chicago dogs
Chicago typewriter
Chicago typewriters
Chicagoan
Chicagoans
Chicagoland
Chicana
Chicanas
Chicanismo
Chicano
Chicanos
Chichemec
Chichemecs
Chichevache
Chichewa (current term)
Chick-Martin test
Chick tracts
Chickamauga
Chickasaw
Chicken Licken
Chicken Little
Chico
Chicom
Chicoms
Chief Constable
Chief Executive
Chief Joseph
Chief Justice
Chief Secretary

Literary usage of Chichewa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Business Practices (1993)
"MALAWI •Population: 9.0 million • Currency: Malawi Kwacha (MK) •GDP: US$20 billion •Language: English and Chichewa BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS A series of laws ..."

2. Communicating with Adolescents about AIDS: Experience from Eastern and by Ruth Nduati, Wambui Kiai (1997)
"... book 1-4 in Chichewa for lower primary. - Malawi, AlDS Education for Schools. -AlDS Education for Primary School - Pupils handbook for ..."

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