Nyanja
[ nyan-juh ]
/ ˈnyæn dʒə /
noun
a Bantu language spoken in Malawi and Zambia.
Origin of Nyanja
First recorded in 1890–95
Example sentences from the Web for nyanja
This is evidently a reminiscence of the "medicine" (Nyanja, chiwindo) used in Africa to protect gardens.
Jamaican Song and Story |Walter JekyllIn the delta of the Zambezi is to be found Ci-podzo, a very distinct language, yet one which belongs to the Nyanja genus.
He stated that he crossed the Nyanja at a narrow part, and was 36 hours in the passage.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa |David Livingstone
British Dictionary definitions for nyanja
Nyanja
/ (ˈnjændʒə) /
noun
plural -ja or -jas
a member of a Negroid people of central Africa, living chiefly in Malawi
the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family. Nyanja forms the basis of a pidgin used as a lingua franca in central Africa