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زبان چوایی
Sign in to saveAlso known as Chichewa, Nyanja, ny, Chinyanja, Chewa language
language of the Bantu language family
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Chewa is a Bantu language spoken primarily in Malawi and surrounding regions of southern Africa. It matters because it serves as a major means of communication for millions of people in its region and represents an important part of the linguistic and cultural diversity of Africa.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- modern language
- Country
- Zambia
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- P10369
- Australia
- Commons category
- Chewa language
- Wikimedia language code
- ny
- writing system
- Latin script
- native label
- Chicheŵa
- number of speakers, writers, or signers
- 12000000
- linguistic typology
- syllabic language
- indigenous to
- Eastern Province
- topic's main category
- Category:Chewa language
- category for films in this language
- Category:Chewa-language films
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