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Chicheŵa Autonyms

Chichewa

Chichewa is a language of wider communication that originated in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. It belongs to the Niger-Congo language family. Direct evidence is lacking, but the language is thought to be used as a first language by all in the ethnic community. It is used as a language of instruction in education.

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It belongs to the Niger-Congo language family.