In Malawi people mostly speak english, Chewa , Malawian, Ndali,Tonga, Tumbuka and Yao
This is a game called the language possible.
- Instructions you have 5mins to read and 10mins of writing and write as many as you can.
1.hello --- moni - 2.how are you ? --- muli bwanji ?
- 3.I am fine --- ndiri bwino
- Thank you --- zikomo
- 4.I am happy --- ndakondwa/ndili wokondwa/ndasangalala/ndili wosangalala
- 5.I am sick/ill --- ndikudwala
- 6.I have arrived --- ndafika
- I have departed - ndanyamuka
- I am tired - ndatopa
- I love you --- ndimakukonda/ndimakukondani
- I love you too --- ndimakukondanso/ndimakukondaninso
- God --- Mulungu/Chauta/Namalenga
- person --- munthu
- father --- bambo
- mother --- mayi
- child --- mwana
- boy --- mnyamata
- girl --- mtsikana
- garment --- chobvala (shirt, dress etc)
- shorts --- kabudula
- chilundu --- a piece of cloth wrapped round the waist covering from waist down.
- shoe(s) --- nsapato
- house --- nyumba
- aeroplane - ndege
- village --- mudzi
- country --- dziko
- way/ path --- njira
- road --- nseu
- bicycle --- njinga
- car --- galimoto
- plane --- ndenge
- eating - kudya
- food --- chakudya
- water --- madzi
- beer --- mowa
- meat --- nyama
- rice --- mpunga
- corn/maize --- chimanga
- fish --- nsomba
- salt --- mchere
- pepper --- tsabola
- tobacco --- fodya
- smoking - kusuta
- money --- ndalama
- ndalama zingati ? --- how much ? ( asking for a price of a commodity )
- lion --- mkango
- elephant --- njobvu
- zebra --- mbidzi
- buffalo --- njati
- crocodile --- ng'ona
- hippo --- mvuwu/bokho
- hare kalulu
- dog --- galu
- cat --- mphaka/chona/chome
- bird --- mbalame
- chicken --- nkhuku
- snake --- njoka
- frog --- chule
- toad --- finye
- tree --- mtengo
- chair --- mpando
- fence --- mpanda
- hoe handle --- mpini
- sarvior --- mpulumutsi
- knife --- mpeni
- cave --- phanga
- wing --- phiko
- germinate --- phuka
- parcel --- phukusi
- cook (verb) --- phika
- shoulder --- phewa
- run away --- thawa
- buttock --- thako
- a tale --- nthano
- solid rock --- thanthwe
- bed --- kama
- to milk --- kukama
- hoe --- khasu
- ear --- khutu
- pig --- nkhumba
- fire wood --- nkhuni
- to eat --- kudya
- to buy --- kugula
- to want --- kufuna
- to walk --- kuyenda
- to go --- kupita
- to sleep --- kugona
- to write --- kulemba
- to think --- kuganiza
- to steal --- kuba
- to drink --- kumwa
- to sing --- kuyimba
- to dance --- kuvina
- to jump --- kulumpha/kudumpha
- to walk --- kuyenda
- to laugh --- kuseka
- to read--- kuwerenga
- to runkuthamanga
- to lie --- kunama
- to put --- kuika
- to doubt --- kukayika
- to go --- kupita
- to come --- kubwera
- to send --- kutumiza
- to receive --- kulandira
- to hide --- kubisa
- to complain --- kudandaula
West central and southwest. 7,000,000 in Malawi (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Population total all countries: 10,036,700.Status: 3 (Wider communication). De facto language of national identity. Alternate Names: Chewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa Dialects: Chewa (Cheva, Chichewa, Sheva), Manganja (Cimanganja, Waganga), Ngoni, Nyasa, Peta (Cipeta, Malawi, Marave, Maravi). Manganja is also a Chewa-influenced dialect of Sena . Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, N, Chewa-Nyanja.
English is the most popular language in Malawi and easy to say words like for example IF they say how are you? I'm fine thanks or good i am fine.