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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.

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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