Moni!
say it: “MOH-nee”
Chichewa
in its own words: Chichewa
- Speakers
- 14 million (estimate)
- Family
- Niger-Congo – Bantu
- Vitality
- Safe
- Where it is spoken
- Malawi, Mozambique, Eswatini, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Script
- Latin
- Official language
- Malawi
Fun fact
Chichewa is the national language of Malawi and is called Nyanja in Zambia and Mozambique. The name Malawi comes from the historical Maravi state and is usually glossed “flames”.