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Meaning of "Nyanja" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NYANJA

Nyanja  [ˈnjændʒə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NYANJA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nyanja 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 NYANJA 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 Nyanja in the English dictionary

The definition of Nyanja in the dictionary is -ja, -jas. a member of a Negroid people of central Africa, living chiefly in Malawi. Other definition of Nyanja is the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family. Nyanja forms the basis of a pidgin used as a lingua franca in central Africa.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NYANJA


avenger
əˈvendʒə
challenger
ˈtʃælɪndʒə
changer
ˈtʃeɪndʒə
danger
ˈdeɪndʒə
exchanger
ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒə
flanger
ˈflændʒə
ganja
ˈɡɑːndʒə
ginger
ˈdʒɪndʒə
grandeur
ˈɡrændʒə
granger
ˈɡreɪndʒə
hydrangea
haɪˈdreɪndʒə
manger
ˈmeɪndʒə
messenger
ˈmɛsɪndʒə
ninja
ˈnɪndʒə
passenger
ˈpæsɪndʒə
phalanger
fəˈlændʒə
ranger
ˈreɪndʒə
scavenger
ˈskævɪndʒə
stranger
ˈstreɪndʒə
zanja
ˈzændʒə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NYANJA

Nuxalk
nuzzer
nuzzle
nuzzler
NV
nvCJD
NVQ
NW
NWT
NY
nyaff
nyala
nyanza
nyas
Nyasa
Nyasaland
Nyassa
nybble
NYC

WORDS THAT END LIKE NYANJA

Abuja
Askja
Castilla la Vieja
Djaja
Durga Puja
Freyja
hodja
Ikeja
ja
Jinja
La Granja
maharaja
pooja
puja
raja
Ramanuja
rhanja
rioja
Srbija
thuja

Synonyms and antonyms of Nyanja in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Nyanja» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NYANJA

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

Translator English - Chinese

尼昂加语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nyanja
570 millions of speakers

English

Nyanja
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Nyanja
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نيانجا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ньянджа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Nyanja
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নায়াঞ্জা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nyanja
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nyanja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nyanja
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ニャンジャ語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Nyanja
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyanja
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tiếng Nyanja
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நயன்ஜா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

न्यानजा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nyanja
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Nyanja
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nyanja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ньянджа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Nyanja
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Nyanja
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Nyanja
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Nyanja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Nyanja
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Nyanja

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NYANJA»

The term «Nyanja» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.451 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NYANJA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Nyanja» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Nyanja» 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 Nyanja

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NYANJA»

Discover the use of Nyanja in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Nyanja and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dancing their dreams: the Lakeshore Nyanja women of the ...
Dancing their Dreams is rooted in theological reflection and missionary perspectives on the lives of the Nyanja women in Niassa province, Northern Mozambique, and on the Anglican Diocese of Niassa in central and southern Mozambique and on ...
Helen E. P. van Koevering, 2005
2
Webster's English to Nyanja Crossword Puzzles: Level 1
Though highly entertaining, if not addictive, this crossword puzzle book covers some 400 translations. In this book, hints are in English, answers are in Nyanja.
Group International Icon Group International, 2007
3
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Member, George Nyanja, stating that His Excellency the President of Uganda is a KANU hawk? Mr. Nyanja: You have hit the nail on the head. All I am trying to say is that I will not respond to that particular point of order from somebody who has ...
4
Language Planning and Policy in Africa
For example, the Universities Mission to Central Africa (UMCA) in the Southern Region used Nyanja and Yao and so did the Livingstonia Mission Society (LMS). When LMS moved to the northern part of Malawi, they were hoping to use Nyanja  ...
Richard B. Baldauf, Robert B. Kaplan, 2004
5
Ethnicity and Group Rights: Nomos XXXIX
H)Ull'l'l~l % National Nyanja 50.2 lomwe 14.5 Yao 13.8 Tumbuka 9.1 North Tumbuka 63.9 Tonga 12.5 Nkonde 7.5 lamb): 0.6 Chitipa lamb)?! 36.7 Sultwa $2.2 Tumbuka 20.6 Nyanja 0.3 Karong'a Nkonde 46.4 Tumbuka 15.2 Sukwa 4.3  ...
Ian Shapiro, Will Kymlicka, 1997
6
Webster's Nyanja to English Crossword Puzzles: Level 1
Though highly entertaining, if not addictive, this crossword puzzle book covers some 700 translations. In this book, hints are in Nyanja, answers are in English.
Group International Icon Group International, 2007
7
An International Bibliography of African Lexicons
Portuguese — Nyanja. 1267. Hetherwick, Alexander. Nyanja-English Dictionary. 4th ed. NECZAM, 1974. viii, 612p. Nyanja — English. 1268. Kamtedza, Joao de Deus Gonceives. Dicionario cinyanja- portugues. Lisboa, Junta de Investigates ...
Melvin K. Hendrix, 1982
8
Bridges and Barriers: Language in African Education and ...
The “big three” indigenous languages would appear to be Bemba, Nyanja and Tonga. Arather odd feature of Table 2.1 is the relatively small number of people who claim Nyanja as their predominant language of communication, compared ...
Eddie Williams, 2014
9
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
The Assistant Minister, Office of the President (Mr. Manga): Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was--- The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Mr. Wetangula): Order, hon. Nyanja. Four years down the line is enough for you to know the difference ...
10
African Words, African Voices: Critical Practices in Oral ...
Whilst the Yao had proceeded by incorporating the Nyanja, we proceeded by stripping away Yao identity to reveal the Nyanja lurking underneath. In the nineteenth century Nyanja had become Yao; in modern Malawi, historians appeared ...
Luise White, Stephan Miescher, David William Cohen, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NYANJA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Nyanja is used in the context of the following news items.
1
KK recites 'One Zambia, One Nation' slogan
Ms Mutoni said other cards in Lozi, Tonga and Nyanja are yet to be printed. “We came up with this idea due to lack of teaching materials for ... «Zambia Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Barkingside boss pleased to bounce back
Waltham Forest edged in front in the 19th minute but 'Side managed to equalise with a neat finish from former Clapton striker Fahad Nyanja ... «Ilford Recorder 24, Jul 15»
3
'Hip-hop killers' making it big in Malawi
A visit at one of the Music Burning Centres situated opposite Nyanja Bakery shows that the charge for putting a song in a flash disk or CD is at ... «Malawi24, Jul 15»
4
Ols School: Kanunga: Where Kenya's 'billboard baron' schooled
Notable alumni of Kanunga include former Limuru MP George Nyanja, also famous as the architect who designed Nyayo National Stadium, ... «SDE Entertainment News, Jul 15»
5
Government, NGOs Redouble Efforts to Reform Zambian Street …
... friends that have rehabilitated means someday, I will too," he says. Prudence Phiri, GPJ, translated some interviews from Nyanja and Bemba. «Big News Network.com, Jul 15»
6
MTN Zambia rolls out smart boards to replace chalkboards
The flash cards, which are recommended for pupils from grade one to four are in Bemba, Nyanja, Lozi and Tonga. This is in support of ... «postzambia.com, Jul 15»
7
Shamboko Beverages bankrolls hip-hop talent show
Shamboko Beverages, which also produces the popular local cream liquor called “Ngwazi” as well as bottled and sachet water called “Nyanja ... «Nyasa Times, Jul 15»
8
Chilu Lemba releases Tota Manja
Chilu had written the song two years earlier infusing Bemba and Nyanja into the lyrics. In 2000, Chilu contributed the song Shibuka to the ... «Lusaka Times, Jun 15»
9
Daily Mail commits to improving literacy in children
The educational materials will be translated into Luvale, Kaonde, Nyanja, Tonga, Bemba, Lozi and Lunda. ← Petauke, Malambo, Mulobezi vote ... «Zambia Daily Mail, Jun 15»
10
Lungu campaigns for Dora in Petauke
Kampyongo said in Nyanja: “Nikupasani chabe massage yachoka kuli ba Edgar Chagwa Lungu. Ba Edgar Chagwa Lungu bakamba ati ngati ... «postzambia.com, Jun 15»

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