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adj
Of or relating to the Chewa or their language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
The Chichewa language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A member of an African people inhabiting central Malawi and adjoining areas of Zambia and Mozambique.
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noun
a member of the Bantu-speaking people of Malawi and eastern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Cewa, Chichewa
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Broader terms: African
History
Etymology tree Chichewa Mcheŵáder. Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀- Chichewa chi- Chichewa Chi- Chichewa -cheŵa Chichewa Chicheŵáder. English Chewa From Chichewa Mcheŵa and Chicheŵa.
Across languages
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