Nyanja

Nyanja is one of the languages of the Bantu language family. It is spoken in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It has its origin in the Maravi Empire, which dominated and controlled most of present day Malawi and part of Mozambique and Zambia from the 15th century to the 18th century..

Map of Nyanja language speakers.

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Basic stats

First language : 9,4 million

Second language : 0,4 million

Main Countries: Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Alternate names: Chinyanja, Chewa, Chichewa

ISO 639-3 Code: nya

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Language Sample

Anthu onse amabadwa mwa ufulu ndiponso olinganga m' makhalidwe ao. Iwo amakhala ndi nzeru za cibadwidwe kotero ayenera kucitirana zabwino wina ndi mnzace.

(Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1)

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Product Availability

The following products are currently available in Nyanja:

For Consumers

(Coming soon)

For Manufacturers

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Sources

Nyanja at Wikipedia
Nyanja at Ethnologue
Declaration of Humar Rights in Nyanja
Nyanja travel phrases

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