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Chewa language

NameChewa
NativenameNyanja (Chichewa, Chinyanja)
FamilycolorNiger-Congo
StatesZambia
Malawi
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Speakers9.3 million
Agencyunknown
Fam2Atlantic � Congo
Fam3Benue � Congo
Fam4Bantoid
Fam5Bantu
Fam6Nyasa
NationMalawi
Zambia
Iso1ny|iso2=nya|iso3=nya

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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.


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