mnyanja

Chichewa

Etymology

From m- (“Contracted class 1 noun prefix”) +‎ nyanja (“lake”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɲa.ⁿd͡ʒa/

Noun

mnyanja class 1 (plural anyanja class 2)

  1. someone who lives near Lake Malawi.

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 327
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