Chichewa

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The Chichewa Language

The Chichewa language is spoken in Malawi where it served as the national language until 1968 until recently, it has served as the national language. Chicewa is of the Bantu language family.

How Many People Speak Chichewa 

The Chichewa language is spoken in Malawi and in areas of Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

In Malawi, approximately 65% of the population has a n active command of the Chichewa language.

In Mozambique, Chichewa is referred to as Chinyanja and is spoken by approximately 3.3% of the population.

In Zambia 16% of the population use Chinyanja as their first language. An additional 6 million speakers have fluent command of Chichewa are found throughout the world.

Recommended Resources for Learning Chichewa 

Talk Now Chichewa
Designed for beginners who want to start learning Chichewa as soon as possible. Whether on business, vacation, or perhaps meeting a foreign visitor, Talk Now! is the disc to get you started. By hearing and practicing authentic everyday speech, your natural ability for language will develop.
Learn Chinyanja
This text book is designed to teach the student to use Chinyanja, the language of Malawi. It contains many useful sentences in the language and covers the main points of grammar and pronunciation, with suggestions on the proper use of the language.

Blog Posts from Google from Malawi 

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New Flickr Photos from Malawi 

SOUTH WEST AFRICA, KARIBIB, 1963 ---PASSENGER VEHICLE by woody1778a

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Storberget i Malawi by Justis- og politidepartementet

Storberget i Malawi

Storberget i Malawi by Justis- og politidepartementet

Storberget i Malawi

Storberget i Malawi by Justis- og politidepartementet

Storberget i Malawi

Storberget i Malawi by Justis- og politidepartementet

Storberget i Malawi

New Flickr from Zambia 

bungee jumping off a railroad bridge over the Zambezi River by ctsnow

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monkeys

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baboon 2

roosting bird by I woz ere

roosting bird

baboon 1 by I woz ere

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New YouTube vids for Learning Chichewa 

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INSTRUMENTAL - Simon Zipata

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To Roots, From Malawi; Merry C...

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Malawi Song Chichewa - Freddie...

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Malawi Africa: Chichewa

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Chichewa chamakono mime

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