Nyanja

[ nyan-juh ]

/ ˈnyæn dʒə /

noun

a Bantu language spoken in Malawi and Zambia.

Origin of Nyanja

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby Nyanja

n. wt., NY, NYA, nyaff, nyala, Nyanja, nyanza, Nyasa, Nyasaland, Nyaya, N.Y.C.

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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 Jekyll
In the delta of the Zambezi is to be found Ci-podzo, a very distinct language, yet one which belongs to the Nyanja genus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
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

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单词	nyanja
释义	Nyanja [ nyan-juh ] / ˈnyæn dʒə / noun a Bantu language spoken in Malawi and Zambia. Origin of Nyanja First recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby Nyanja n. wt., NY, NYA, nyaff, nyala, Nyanja, nyanza, Nyasa, Nyasaland, Nyaya, N.Y.C. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 Jekyll In the delta of the Zambezi is to be found Ci-podzo, a very distinct language, yet one which belongs to the Nyanja genus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3\|Various 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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