Malawi Languages

Description
The official language is English.

Major languages include:
 * Chichewa - also known as Chewa. A language spoken by over 57% of the population.
 * Chinyanja - 12.8% of the population.
 * Chiyao - also referred to as Yao language. 10.1% of the population.
 * Chitumbuka - also referred to as Tumbuka language. 9.5% of the population.

Other native languages are:
 * Malawian Lomwe - spoken by around 250,000 in the southeast of the country.
 * Kokola - spoken by around 200,000 people also in the southeast.
 * Lambya - spoken by around 45,000 in the northwestern tip.
 * Ndali - spoken by around 70,000.Gary Robinson ---
 * Nyakyusa-Ngonde - spoken by around 300,000 in northern Malawi.
 * Malawian Sena - spoken by around 270,000 in southern Malawi.
 * Tonga - spoken by around 170,000 in the north.

Word List(s)

 * 3100 Most Common Daily Use English-Chichewa Words And Their Meaning - Meaning in Hindi
 * Useful phrases in Chichewa - Omniglot
 * Useful Chichewa words & Phrases - Crafted Africa
 * Useful phrases in Tumbuka - Omniglot
 * Useful Tongan phrases - Omniglot

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Alphabet
 * Chewa Language Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia
 * Chichewa alphabet - Omniglot
 * Yao alphabet - Omniglot
 * Lambya alphabet - Omniglot
 * Nihali alphabet - Omniglot
 * Sena alphabet - Omniglot
 * Tongan alphabet - Omniglot

Pronunciation
 * Chewa is a tonal language - Wikipedia
 * Chewa Tonal details - Wikipedia
 * Chickewa pronunciation - Omniglot
 * Yao pronunciation - Omniglot
 * Tumbuka pronunciation - Omniglot
 * Lambya pronunciation - Omniglot
 * Nihali pronunciation - Omniglot
 * Sena pronunciation - Omniglot

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Dictionaries
 * Paas, Steven. Chichewa-English/English-Chichewa dictionary. Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 2017. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Paas, Steven. English-Chichewa-Chinyanja dictionary. Zomba [Malawi]: Kachere Series, 2005. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Turner, William Y. Chitumbuka chitonga-english/english-chitumbuka chitonga dictionary. n.p.: Educa Books, 1996. Available at: WorldCat.

 Online Dictionaries
 * Dictionary English - Tumbuka - Glosbe
 * Dictionary Malawi Lomwe - English - Glosbe
 * Dictionary Kokola - English - Glosbe
 * Dictionary English - Lambya - Glosbe
 * Dictionary English - Ndali - Glosbe
 * Dictionary English - Nyakyusa-Ngonde - Glosbe
 * Dictionary English - Tongan - Glosbe

Language Aids
 * Kamanga, Mervis. Chewa (Chichewa) dictionary & phrasebook. New York, NY: Hippocrene Books, Inc, 2020. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Watkins, Mark Hanna. A grammar of Chichewa, a Bantu language of British Central Africa. New York: Kraus Reprint, 1966. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Monella, Pierpaolo and Victor Wolfer . Chitumbuka grammar. Balaka, Malawi: Montfort Media, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.

Additional Resources

 * Thomson, T. D. A practical approach to Chinyanja. Zomba, Nyasaland: The Government Printer, 1955. Available at: WorldCat.