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Chewa
or ·ɲ
[ chey-wah ]
noun
- a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Malawi.
- Also called Chichewa. the Bantu language of the Chewa people, widely spoken in Malawi.
Chewa
/ ˈʃɪə /
noun
- -was-wa a member of a Negroid people of Malawi, E Zambia, and N Zimbabwe, related to the Bemba
- the language of this people See Chichewa
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The name of Tadala, the third cub and also a female, means “we have been blessed” in the southeast-African Chewa language, the Zoo adds.
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If it weren’t for the great Scottish missionary David Livingstone, the Yao and Chewa might still be at odds today.
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The Arabs from Zanzibar convinced them to become Muslim, then recruited them to capture our Chewa people and put us into bondage.
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They performed at the chief’s request at funerals and initiation ceremonies, when many Chewa boys become men.
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During the height of the festivities, the chief took Mwase to the top of the highest hill and looked down where the Chewa ruled.
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