Malawi Languages

Description
The official language is English. Major languages include: Other native languages are:
 * Chichewa - a language spoken by over 57% of the population.
 * Chinyanja - 12.8% of the population.
 * Chiyao - 10.1% of the population.
 * Chitumbuka - 9.5% of the population.
 * 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.
 * 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.

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Alphabet

Pronunciation

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

 Online Dictionaries

Language Aids
 * Mervis Kamanga, Chewa (Chichewa) dictionary & phrasebook, New York, NY : Hippocrene Books, Inc., 2020 - Available at WorldCat