Etymology

Nyanja

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Today it means: The Chichewa language. Full definition →

Chichewa Chinyanjá ← Proto-Bantu *njànjá
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The story

  1. Proto-Bantu*kɪ̀-
  2. Chichewachi-
  3. ChichewaChi-
  4. Proto-Bantu*njànjá
  5. Chichewanyanjá
  6. ChichewaChinyanjá
  7. English todayNyanja

Borrowed from Chichewa Chinyanjá (“Chichewa (language)”).

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