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Malawi has a low life expectancy and high infant mortality. HIV/AIDS is highly prevalent, which both reduces the labour force and requires increased government expenditures. The country has a diverse population that includes native peoples, Asians, and Europeans. Several languages are spoken, and there is an array of religious beliefs.
Chewa is the most widely known language of Malawi, spoken mostly in the Central and Southern Regions of that country. [10] It is also spoken in Eastern Province of Zambia, as well as in Mozambique, especially in the provinces of Tete and Niassa. [11] [self-published source?] It was one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft. [12]
This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019). [1] ... Malawi: 17 7 24 0.34 13,016,000 813,500 200,000
Pages in category "Languages of Malawi" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Chewa language;
Malawian English is the English language as spoken in Malawi. ... the area's dominant and most socially prestigious language. ... in other Malawi languages.
Malawi health passport showing 3 languages most used in Malawi, English (red dot), Chewa (blue dot) and Tumbuka (green dot). The Chewas constitute 90% of the population of the central region; the Nyanja tribe predominates in the south and the Tumbuka in the north.
Yao is a Bantu language in Africa with approximately two million speakers in Malawi, and half a million each in Tanzania and Mozambique. There are also some speakers in Zambia. In Malawi, the main dialect is Mangochi, mostly spoken around Lake Malawi. In Mozambique, the main dialects are Makale and Massaninga.
Chitumbuka is a Bantu language which is spoken in Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania. [3] It is also known as Tumbuka or Citumbuka — the chi-prefix in front of Tumbuka means "in the manner of" and is understood in this case to mean "the language of the Tumbuka people".