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Meaning of "Chichewa" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHICHEWA

Chichewa  [tʃɪˈtʃeɪwə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHICHEWA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chichewa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHICHEWA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chewa language

Chewa, also known as Nyanja, is a language of the Bantu language family. The gender prefix chi- is used for languages, so the language is also known as Chichewa and Chinyanja, and locally Nyasa in Mozambique.

Definition of Chichewa in the English dictionary

The definition of Chichewa in the dictionary is the language of the Chewa people of central Africa, widely used as a lingua franca in Malawi. It belongs to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHICHEWA


Chewa
ˈtʃeɪwə
Muzorewa
ˌmʊzəˈreɪwə
rewa-rewa
ˈreɪwəˈreɪwə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHICHEWA

Chichagof Island
Chichester
chichi
Chichihaerh
chick
chick flick
chick lit
chickabiddies
chickabiddy
chickadee
chickaree
Chickasaw

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHICHEWA

Chippewa
fatwa
Iowa
Kanazawa
kawa
Kurosawa
Kwa
malwa
Ojibwa
Okinawa
Oshawa
Ottawa
pesewa
pipsissewa
schwa
Sumbawa
tawa
twa
Warszawa
wawa

Synonyms and antonyms of Chichewa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Chichewa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHICHEWA

Find out the translation of Chichewa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Chichewa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Chichewa» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

齐切瓦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chichewa
570 millions of speakers

English

Chichewa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Chichewa
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشيشيوا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Chichewa
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Chichewa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চীচেওয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chichewa
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chichewa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chichewa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チェワ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

니안자어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chichewa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Chichewa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிசேவா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिचेवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Chicheva
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Chichewa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Chichewa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Chichewa
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Chichewa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Chichewa
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Chichewa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chichewa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Chichewa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Chichewa

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHICHEWA»

The term «Chichewa» is regularly used and occupies the 77.408 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Chichewa
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Chichewa».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHICHEWA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Chichewa» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Chichewa» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Chichewa

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHICHEWA»

Discover the use of Chichewa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Chichewa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Syntax of Chichewa
This book provides a description of the major syntactic structures of Chichewa.
Sam Mchombo, 2004
2
English-Chichewa/Chinyanja dictionary
This is the first authoritative, and most comprehensive dictionary of its kind, a notable scholarly endeavour, and with major practical applications.
Steven Paas, 2005
3
Human Rights and African Airwaves: Mediating Equality on the ...
Harri Englund reveals broadcasters' everyday struggles with state-sponsored biases and a listening public with strong views and a critical ear.
Harri Englund, 2011
4
Language Planning in Malawi, Mozambique and the Philippines
lithic belief that most Malawians understand Chichewa, which is not true ( Kamwendo, 1994; Ntonya, 1998), that there need only be limited use of other Malawian languages. The local newspapers also typify bilingual language usage in ...
Robert B. Kaplan, Richard B. Baldauf, 1999
5
The Phonology-Syntax Connection
8 Focusing on Phonological Phrases in Chichewa JONNI M. KANERVA THE PHONOLOGY OF A language has multiple layers of patterns and rules that affect the ultimate phonological form of an utterance. From segment to word to phrase ...
Sharon Inkelas, Draga Zec, 1990
6
Chichewa for English Speakers
CH-ICHEWA For English Speakers At last, a ChicheWa learning resource that presents all the important aspects of ChicheWa grammar in a readable style. This course will help you master the language whether you are just beginning to learn  ...
Nathaniel Maxson
7
Language Planning and Policy in Africa
The reform essentially consisted of two undertakings: changing the orthography and strengthening the use of 'correct' Chichewa. The Board first produced the orthography rules (Chichewa Board, 1973, 1980, 1992), which were supposed to  ...
Richard B. Baldauf, Robert B. Kaplan, 2004
8
Global Pop, Local Language
Swahili? Chichewa? English? Some combination of these? "Global Pop, Local Language" examines how performers and audiences from a wide range of cultures deal with the issue of language choice and dialect in popular music.
Harris M. Berger, Michael Thomas Carroll, 2011
9
Current Approaches to African Linguistics
The primary languages of study will be Chichewa and Kinyarwanda.1 1. The double-object parameter The most famous type of variation in Bantu applicatives involves whether or not the two unmarked NPs after a dative or benefactive applied ...
John P Hutchison, 1990
10
Malawi
Chichewa, the national language, is also the lingua franca of the Southern and Central regions (a role it shares with Chitumbuka in the north). Chichewa is classified as a Bantu language, a linguistic group that had its origin in the Congo Basin ...
Philip Briggs, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHICHEWA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Chichewa is used in the context of the following news items.
1
DISCOVER: The Very Best
The songs are sung in Chichewa, the national language of Malawi. Their first full-length album, 'Warm Heart of Africa', was released in 2009. «Never Enough Notes, Jul 15»
2
Malawi gap year a roller coaster of emotions
Standard four classes and below are taught in Chichewa (the national language of Malawi) except for one subject: English. Therefore, I teach ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Broken English: When Our Mother Tongues Take the Back Seat
When I was in primary school, one of the biggest offenses anybody could commit was speaking Chichewa, my mother tongue, on school ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Photo Gallery: Meet the 'Wamkaka man'
The man whose name remains unknown but only called “Wamkaka”, a Chichewa word deriving from milk. During every game that Bullets wins, ... «Malawi24, Jun 15»
5
Who is King? by Beverley Naidoo and Piet Grobler
... (Ewe); Kenya with Why Hippo has No Hair (Luo), Malawi with Why Cockerel Crows (Chichewa), and Zimbabwe The Mouse Child (Shona). «Artslink.co.za News, Jun 15»
6
Album reviews: Oh Mercy, Rand and Holland, Orange Humble Band …
Cohorts of tight-knit African harmonies flank vocalist Esau Mwamwaya's earnest deliveries (in his native Malawi language, Chichewa), or fall ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
7
MCP vindicated by IPOR on APM's mandate to govern Malawi-Dr …
The study had a representative sample of people 18 years and above and used quota system through face-to-face interviews in their Chichewa ... «The Maravi Post, Jun 15»
8
Africa: More African Children Are Going to School - but Is Quantity a …
... could fully read and comprehend a simple sentence in Chichewa, Malawi's official and most widely spoken language. Equally striking is that ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
9
Vernacular phone terminology in Malawi
It is in this regard that translations of the term bundle such asphukusi and ntolo, may be argued to be more user-friendly to Chichewa speaking ... «Nyasa Times, Jun 15»
10
Nkhatabay folk artist embarrasses Salanje
... million views on Facebook and over 1 million views on YouTube despite that many of the people cannot understand the Chichewa language ... «Malawi24, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Chichewa [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/chichewa>. Apr 2024 ».
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