Nyanja

[ nyan-juh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Nyanja

/ ˈnjændʒə /

-ja-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

Origin of Nyanja¹

First recorded in 1890–95

There still remain within its domain colonies of Nyanja-speaking people.

In 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.

This is evidently a reminiscence of the "medicine" (Nyanja, chiwindo) used in Africa to protect gardens.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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