Chewa

American  

[chey-wah] / ˈtʃeɪ wɑ /

Or Cewa

noun

1. a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Malawi.

2. Also called Chichewa.  the Bantu language of the Chewa people, widely spoken in Malawi.

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Chewa British  

/ ˈtʃeɪwə /

noun

1. a member of a Negroid people of Malawi, E Zambia, and N Zimbabwe, related to the Bemba

2. the language of this people See Chichewa

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Example Sentences

It alludes to the Chewa people of Malawi and their antelope mask, the Kasiya Maliro, which is worn during ritual dances.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2022

A more recent, more surprising African acquisition: a mask by an artist of the Chewa people of Malawi, whose straight jaw and painted sideburns confirm he’s none other than Elvis Presley.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2021

A member of the Chewa tribe and a mission-school boy, he ran away at 13 "to acquire an education, because today one does not fight with spears: one fights with knowledge."

From Time Magazine Archive

They performed at the chief’s request at funerals and initiation ceremonies, when many Chewa boys become men.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

The Ngoni people marched north for many months and finally stopped in Chewa territory, where the soil was moist and fertile.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba