Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chey-wah]
- /ˈtʃeɪ wɑ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chey-wah]
- /ˈtʃeɪ wɑ/
Definitions of chewa word
- noun chewa a member of a Negroid people of Malawi, E Zambia, and N Zimbabwe, related to the Bemba 3
- noun chewa the language of this people 3
- noun chewa a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Malawi. 1
- noun chewa Also called Chichewa. the Bantu language of the Chewa people, widely spoken in Malawi. 1
- noun chewa A member of an African people inhabiting central Malawi and adjoining areas of Zambia and Mozambique. 0
- adjective chewa Of or relating to the Chewa or their language. 0
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Parts of speech for Chewa
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chewa popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
chewa usage trend in Literature
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