Chewa language

Chewa is a Bantu language spoken chiefly in Malawi and also in neighboring countries. It is an official language of Malawi and is closely related to Nyanja.

Bantu languages: A large branch of the Niger–Congo language family spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa. Chewa belongs to this branch and shares its characteristic noun-class system.
Languages of Malawi: The languages spoken in Malawi, including national, official, and community languages. Chewa is the country’s most widely used indigenous language and a major public language.
Maravi Empire: A historic Central African polity associated with Chewa-speaking peoples in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Chewa’s name and history are linked to the Maravi and the communities associated with them.
English language: A West Germanic language widely used internationally and in Malawi’s government and higher education. English shares official status in Malawi but has different historical and social functions from Chewa.
Nyanja language: A closely related Bantu language name used for varieties associated especially with Zambia and parts of Mozambique. Nyanja and Chewa are closely related names whose usage and standardization vary by country.
Language policy in Malawi: Government decisions and practices concerning language use in Malawi. Official-language status shapes Chewa’s presence in public institutions and communication.
Malawi: A landlocked country in southeastern Africa whose largest indigenous language is Chewa. The country is Chewa’s principal setting and the center of its standardized public use.
Tumbuka language: A Bantu language spoken chiefly in northern Malawi and neighboring parts of Zambia and Tanzania. Tumbuka is a major neighboring Malawian language, distinct from Chewa despite shared Bantu features.
Noun class: A grammatical system that groups nouns and marks agreement on related words. Chewa nouns belong to classes that shape agreement throughout a sentence.
Education in Malawi: The organization and practice of formal education in Malawi. Chewa is used in early-grade instruction and language education alongside English.

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