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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The official language is '''English'''.<br> | The official language is '''English'''.<br> | ||
Major languages include: | Major languages include: | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewa_language '''Chichewa'''] - | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewa_language '''Chichewa'''] - also known as '''Chewa'''. A language spoken by over 57% of the population. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewa_language '''Chinyanja'''] - 12.8% of the population. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewa_language '''Chinyanja'''] - 12.8% of the population. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao_language '''Chiyao'''] - 10.1% of the population. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao_language '''Chiyao'''] - also referred to as '''Yao''' language. 10.1% of the population. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumbuka_language '''Chitumbuka'''] - 9.5% of the population. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumbuka_language '''Chitumbuka'''] - also referred to as '''Tumbuka''' language. 9.5% of the population. | ||
Other native languages are: | Other native languages are: | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi_Lomwe_language '''Malawian Lomwe'''] - spoken by around 250,000 in the southeast of the country. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi_Lomwe_language '''Malawian Lomwe'''] - spoken by around 250,000 in the southeast of the country. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makhuwa_language '''Kokola'''] - spoken by around 200,000 people also in the southeast. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makhuwa_language '''Kokola'''] - spoken by around 200,000 people also in the southeast. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambya_people '''Lambya'''] - spoken by around 45,000 in the northwestern tip. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambya_people '''Lambya'''] - spoken by around 45,000 in the northwestern tip. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ndali_language '''Ndali'''] - spoken by around 70,000. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ndali_language '''Ndali'''] - spoken by around 70,000.Gary Robinson --- | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyakyusa_language '''Nyakyusa-Ngonde'''] - spoken by around 300,000 in northern Malawi. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyakyusa_language '''Nyakyusa-Ngonde'''] - spoken by around 300,000 in northern Malawi. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sena_language '''Malawian Sena'''] - spoken by around 270,000 in southern Malawi. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sena_language '''Malawian Sena'''] - spoken by around 270,000 in southern Malawi. | ||
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==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||
* [https://meaninginhindi.net/english-chichewa-words-and-their-meaning/ 3100 Most Common Daily Use English-Chichewa Words And Their Meaning] - Meaning in Hindi | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/chichewa.htm Useful phrases in Chichewa] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://craftedafrica.com/basic-chichewa/#:~:text=Useful%20Chichewa%20words%20%26%20Phrases Useful Chichewa words & Phrases] - Crafted Africa | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/tumbuka.php Useful phrases in Tumbuka] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/tongan.php Useful Tongan phrases] - Omniglot | |||
==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | ||
'''Alphabet''' | '''Alphabet''' | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewa_language#:~:text=Phonology Chewa Language Vowels and Consonants] - Wikipedia | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/chichewa.php#:~:text=Chichewa%20alphabet Chichewa alphabet] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/yao.htm#:~:text=Yao%20alphabet Yao alphabet] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/lambya.htm#:~:text=Lambya%20alphabet Lambya alphabet] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/nihali.htm#:~:text=Nihali%20alphabet Nihali alphabet] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/sena.htm#:~:text=Sena%20alphabet Sena alphabet] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/tongan.htm#:~:text=Tongan%20alphabet Tongan alphabet] - Omniglot | |||
'''Pronunciation''' | '''Pronunciation''' | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewa_language#:~:text=Tones Chewa is a tonal language] - Wikipedia | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichewa_tones Chewa Tonal details] - Wikipedia | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/chichewa.php#:~:text=pronunciation Chickewa pronunciation] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/yao.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Yao pronunciation] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/tumbuka.htm#:~:text=Tumbuka%20pronunciation Tumbuka pronunciation] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/lambya.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Lambya pronunciation] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/nihali.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Nihali pronunciation] - Omniglot | |||
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/sena.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Sena pronunciation] - Omniglot | |||
==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ==Language Aids and Dictionaries== | ||
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''' Online Dictionaries''' | ''' Online Dictionaries''' | ||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/tum Dictionary English - Tumbuka] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/lon/en Dictionary Malawi Lomwe - English] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/kzn/en Dictionary Kokola - English] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/lai Dictionary English - Lambya] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/ndh Dictionary English - Ndali] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/nyy Dictionary English - Nyakyusa-Ngonde] - Glosbe | |||
* [https://glosbe.com/en/to Dictionary English - Tongan] - Glosbe | |||
'''Language Aids''' | '''Language Aids''' | ||
* Mervis Kamanga, '''''Chewa (Chichewa) dictionary & phrasebook''''', New York, NY : Hippocrene Books, Inc., 2020 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/chewa-chichewa-dictionary-phrasebook/oclc/1131872187&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | * Mervis Kamanga, '''''Chewa (Chichewa) dictionary & phrasebook''''', New York, NY : Hippocrene Books, Inc., 2020 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/chewa-chichewa-dictionary-phrasebook/oclc/1131872187&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
* Mark Hanna Watkins, '''''A grammar of Chichewa, a Bantu language of British Central Africa''''', New York : Kraus Reprint, 1966 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/grammar-of-chichewa-a-bantu-language-of-british-central-africa/oclc/3021321&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
* Pierpaolo Monella & Victor Wolfer, '''''Chitumbuka grammar''''', Balaka, Malawi : Montfort Media, 2014 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/chitumbuka-grammar/oclc/927721066&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
* T D Thomson, '''''A practical approach to Chinyanja''''', Zomba, Nyasaland : The Government Printer, 1955 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/practical-approach-to-chinyanja/oclc/493170060&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||