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Nyanja
(also Chinyanja or Manganja), the language of the Malawi people (Maravi, including the Nyanja) and the closely related Mbo, Tonga, Makanga, Tumba, and Matengo peoples in Malawi and the neighboring regions of Zambia and Mozambique. The Manganja, Peta, Chewa, Eastern (Nyasa), Mbo, and Mazaro dialects are distinguished. The Nyanja (Chinyanja) literary language is based on the Manganji, Chewa, and Peta dialects spoken in southern Malawi. According to the classification of C. Doke (Republic of South Africa), Nyanja belongs to the east central zone of the Bantu languages. REFERENCESHetherwick, A. A Practical Manual of the Nyanja Language, 6th ed. London, 1922.Scott, D. C, and A. Hetherwick. Dictionary of the Nyanja Language. London, 1951. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The main ethnic groups are: Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni and Ngonde (9). Zintu, which means "a multitude of things" in Nyanja, the language of a Zambian tribe, sells hand-crafted goods made by craftspeople from Zambia, Kenya and Swaziland. Culture: Maravi (including Nyanja, Chewa, Tonga and Tumbuka) 58%; Lomwe 18%; Yao 13%; Ngoni 7%. |
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