Chichewa

E55892

Bantu language language of Malawi natural language

Chichewa is a major Bantu language spoken primarily in Malawi and neighboring countries, serving as a national and widely used lingua franca in the region.

Aliases (2)

Chewa ×2
Chichewa language ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bantu language → language of Malawi → natural language →
alternativeName	Chinyanja → Nyanja →
closelyRelatedTo	Sena → Tumbuka → Yao →
glottocode	nyan1308 →
hasBasicWordOrder	SVO →
hasBibleTranslation	yes →
hasNounClassSystem	yes →
hasSignificantSecondLanguageSpeakers	yes →
hasStandardizedOrthography	yes →
hasTonalPhonology	yes →
iso639-1Code	ny →
iso639-2Code	nya →
iso639-3Code	nya →
languageBranch	Atlantic–Congo → Bantoid → Benue–Congo → Niger–Congo → Southern Bantu →
languageFamily	Bantu languages →
linguaFrancaIn	Malawi → parts of Mozambique → parts of Zambia →
majorCityWhereSpoken	Blantyre → Lilongwe → Mzuzu →
officialStatus	national language of Malawi → official language of Malawi →
primaryCountry	Malawi →
primarySpeakersEthnicity	Chewa people →
region	Central Africa → Southern Africa →
spokenIn	Malawi → Mozambique → Zambia → Zimbabwe →
subfamily	Nyanja language group →
usedAsLinguaFranca	yes →
usedInEducation	Malawi primary education →
usedInGovernment	Malawi →
usedInMedia	Malawian radio → Malawian television →
writingSystem	Latin alphabet →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Southern Bantu → Southern Bantu ("Chewa") →	hasMemberLanguage
Atlantic–Congo languages → Niger–Congo languages →	includesLanguage
Google Translate →	availableLanguage
Sena ("Chewa") →	closelyRelatedTo
Benue–Congo languages ("Chichewa language") →	hasNotableLanguage
Friends World Committee for Consultation →	hasOfficialLanguage
Bantu languages →	majorLanguage
Malawi →	nationalLanguage