Chinyanja

English

Proper noun

Chinyanja

1. Synonym of Chichewa

Chichewa

Etymology

From nyanja (“lake”), referencing Lake Malawi rather than any specific ethnic group.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈɲa.ⁿd͡ʒá/

Noun

Chinyanjá class 7

1. Chichewa, or a macrolanguage of which it is a dialect (a political distinction).