Chichewa

/tʃəˈtʃeɪwə/
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Definitions of Chichewa
  1. noun
    a member of the Bantu-speaking people of Malawi and eastern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe
    synonyms: Cewa, Chewa
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    type of:
    African
    a native or inhabitant of Africa
  2. noun
    the Bantu language of the Chewa of east central Africa
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    type of:
    Bantoid language, Bantu
    a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent
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