Nyanja

American  

[nyan-juh] / ˈnjæn dʒə /

noun

1. a Bantu language spoken in Malawi and Zambia.

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Nyanja British  

/ ˈnjændʒə /

noun

1. a member of a Negroid people of central Africa, living chiefly in Malawi

2. 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

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Etymology

Origin of Nyanja

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

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Nyanja

I tend, when I think in Zambian words, to think in Bemba, not Nyanja.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2019

A short way beyond the Ruo lies the Elephant marsh, or Nyanja Mukulu, which is frequented by vast herds of these animals. 

From A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 by David Livingstone

In the Nyanja story, Leopard and Hare are mentioned as meeting with refusals, before the Hyena arrives on the scene.

From Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes by Walter Jekyll

Nyanja or Nyanza means, generally, a marsh, lake, river, or even a mere rivulet.

From A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 by David Livingstone

There is no suggestion of trickery in the Nyanja story, whereas it is brought out very strongly both in Hlakanyana and the Sukuma example.

From Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes by Walter Jekyll

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