What does "chichewa" mean?

the Bantu language of the Chewa of east central Africa

What is a synonym for "chichewa"?

Common synonyms include: cewa, chewa, chichewa language.

Pronounced //t͡ʃɪˈt͡ʃɛwə//.

/t͡ʃɪˈt͡ʃɛwə/ name

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Noun

1
the Bantu language of the Chewa of east central Africa wordnet
2
a member of the Bantu-speaking people of Malawi and eastern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe wordnet

Proper Noun

1
The Bantu language of the Chewa tribe belonging to the Bantu linguistic family and one of Malawi’s national tongues promoted as the country’s lingua franca.

From Chichewa Chicheŵa, from chi- (“language”) + Cheŵa.