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Chewa belongs to the same language group (Guthrie Zone N) as Tumbuka, Sena [7] and Nsenga. Throughout the history of Malawi, only Chewa and Tumbuka have at one time been the primary dominant national languages used by government officials and in school curricula. However, the Tumbuka language suffered a lot during the rule of President Hastings ...
"Maravi" is a general name of the peoples of Malawi, eastern Zambia, and northeastern Mozambique. The Chewa language, which is also referred to as Nyanja, Chinyanja or Chichewa, and is spoken in southern and central Malawi, in Zambia and to some extent in Mozambique, is the main language that emerged from this empire.
English: Map of areas where Chewa (also known as Chichewa and Nyanja) is the dominant language. Solid green signifies a nation where Chewa is an official language while striped green fill signifies a nation where Chewa is a recognized minority language. Source: Ethnologue. This file was derived from: Africa location map without rivers.svg
By 1750, several 'Malawi' dynasties had consolidated their positions in different parts of central Malawi; however the Chewa, had managed to distinguish themselves from their neighbours through language, by having special tattoo marks (mphini), and by the possession of a religious system based on the nyau secret societies. During colonial time ...
Chichewa (a Bantu language of Central Africa, also known as Chewa, Nyanja, or Chinyanja) is the main language spoken in south and central Malawi, and to a lesser extent in Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Like most other Bantu languages, it is tonal; that is to say
Republic of Malawi Dziko la Malaŵi (Chichewa) Charu cha Malaŵi (Chitumbuka) Flag Coat of arms Motto: "Unity and Freedom" Anthem: Mlungu dalitsani Malaŵi (Chichewa) Show globe Show map of Africa Location of Malawi (dark green) in southeast Africa Capital and largest city Lilongwe 13°57′S 33°42′E / 13.950°S 33.700°E / -13.950; 33.700 Official languages English Recognised ...
The Nyasa languages are an apparently valid genealogical group of Bantu languages. With the reassignment of a couple of Guthrie Zone N languages to other branches, Nyasa is essentially synonymous with Zone N. The languages and their Guthrie identifications are: Tumbuka (N21) Tonga language (Malawi) (N15) Chewa (Nyanja) (N31)
The Polytechnic (University of Malawi) in Blantyre. The University of Malawi was founded in 1964. There are 38 private (Bedir Star International School, Bishop Mackenzie International school etc.) and 66 public primary schools with a total of 103,602 pupils as well as 29 secondary schools with 30,795 students in Lilongwe. [5]