# Malawi
## English
### Alternative forms

* Malaŵi (rare, scholarly)

### Etymology

Said to be from Chichewa malawi (“flames”), after the appearance of the sunrise over Lake Malawi; also possibly from Maravi, the name of an early Malawi tribe, or from an old name for a lake. Chosen by Hastings Banda in 1964.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /məˈlɑːwi/
* (US) IPA: /məˈlɑːwi/, /mɑːˈlɑːwi/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)

### Proper noun

Malawi
* A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Malawi.
    Synonym: (historical) Nyasaland
** 2012 April 6, Faith Karimi, “Potential crisis looms in Malawi amid reports of president’s death”, in CNN‎:A possible constitutional crisis loomed in Malawi following the reported death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, once hailed as a positive steward for the southern African country.

#### Holonyms

* Subsahara

#### Derived terms

* Malawi gar

#### Translations
### See also

* Countries of the world
* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republic of the Congo
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Western Sahara
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Further reading

* Malawi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Malwai, walima

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Malawi
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa; capital: Lilongwe)

#### Derived terms

* Malawiër
* Malawies

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [məˈla.wi]
* IPA: (Valencia) [maˈla.wi]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Proper noun

Malawi
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

## Chichewa
### Etymology

Chosen by Hastings Banda in 1964, ostensibly from malaŵí (“flames”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maˈɽá.w⁽ᵝ⁾i/

### Proper noun

Maláŵi
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmalavɪ]

### Proper noun

Malawi n (indeclinable, relational adjective malawský or malawiský, demonym Malawijec)
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

### Further reading

* “Malawi”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Proper noun

Malawi
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* malawier
* malawisk

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Chichewa malawi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑlɑwi/, [ˈmɑ̝lɑ̝wi]
* Rhymes: -ɑlɑwi
* Hyphenation: Ma‧la‧wi

### Proper noun

Malawi
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Malawi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Malawini
accusative
nom.
Malawini
gen.
Malawini
genitive
Malawini
partitive
Malawiani
inessive
Malawissani
elative
Malawistani
illative
Malawiini
adessive
Malawillani
ablative
Malawiltani
allative
Malawilleni
essive
Malawinani
translative
Malawikseni
abessive
Malawittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Malawisi
accusative
nom.
Malawisi
gen.
Malawisi
genitive
Malawisi
partitive
Malawiasi
inessive
Malawissasi
elative
Malawistasi
illative
Malawiisi
adessive
Malawillasi
ablative
Malawiltasi
allative
Malawillesi
essive
Malawinasi
translative
Malawiksesi
abessive
Malawittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Malawimme
accusative
nom.
Malawimme
gen.
Malawimme
genitive
Malawimme
partitive
Malawiamme
inessive
Malawissamme
elative
Malawistamme
illative
Malawiimme
adessive
Malawillamme
ablative
Malawiltamme
allative
Malawillemme
essive
Malawinamme
translative
Malawiksemme
abessive
Malawittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Malawinne
accusative
nom.
Malawinne
gen.
Malawinne
genitive
Malawinne
partitive
Malawianne
inessive
Malawissanne
elative
Malawistanne
illative
Malawiinne
adessive
Malawillanne
ablative
Malawiltanne
allative
Malawillenne
essive
Malawinanne
translative
Malawiksenne
abessive
Malawittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Malawinsa
accusative
nom.
Malawinsa
gen.
Malawinsa
genitive
Malawinsa
partitive
Malawiaan Malawiansa
inessive
Malawissaan Malawissansa
elative
Malawistaan Malawistansa
illative
Malawiinsa
adessive
Malawillaan Malawillansa
ablative
Malawiltaan Malawiltansa
allative
Malawilleen Malawillensa
essive
Malawinaan Malawinansa
translative
Malawikseen Malawiksensa
abessive
Malawittaan Malawittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* keltamalawinahven
* kuusiraitamalawinahven
* malawinjänis

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Malawi n (proper noun, genitive Malawis or (optionally with an article) Malawi)
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Malawier
* malawisch

### See also

* Ägypten
* Algerien
* Angola
* Äquatorialguinea
* Äthiopien
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Demokratische Republik Kongo
* Dschibuti
* Elfenbeinküste
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Gabun
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kamerun
* Kap Verde
* Kenia
* Komoren
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libyen
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Marokko
* Mauretanien
* Mauritius
* Mosambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republik Kongo
* Ruanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Seychellen
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Südafrika
* Sudan
* Südsudan
* São Tomé und Príncipe
* Tansania
* Togo
* Tschad
* Tunesien
* Uganda
* Zentralafrikanische Republik

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɒlɒvi]
* Hyphenation: Ma‧la‧wi
* Rhymes: -vi

### Proper noun

Malawi
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)
    Synonym: Malawi Köztársaság

#### Derived terms

* malawi (“Malawian”)

## Italian
### Proper noun

Malawi m
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* malawiano

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Malawi
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* malawier
* malawisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Malawi
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* malawiar
* malawisk

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Malawi, from Chichewa malawi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maˈla.vi/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -avi
* Syllabification: Ma‧la‧wi

### Proper noun

Malawi n (indeclinable, related adjective malawijski)
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Malawijczyk
* Malawijka

### See also

* Algieria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Czad
* Demokratyczna Republika Konga
* Dżibuti
* Egipt
* Erytrea
* Eswatini
* Etiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gwinea
* Gwinea Bissau
* Gwinea Równikowa
* Kamerun
* Kenia
* Komory
* Kongo
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Maroko
* Mauretania
* Mauritius
* Mozambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Południowa Afryka
* Republika Środkowoafrykańska
* Republika Zielonego Przylądka
* Rwanda
* Sahara Zachodnia
* Senegal
* Seszele
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Południowy
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunezja
* Uganda
* Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
* Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Further reading

* Malawi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Maláui, Malaui, Malávi, Malavi, Maláwi

### Pronunciation

* (Portugal) IPA: /maˈlaw.i/

### Proper noun

Malawi m
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maˈlawi/ [maˈla.wi]
* Rhymes: -awi
* Syllabification: Ma‧la‧wi

### Proper noun

Malawi ?
* Alternative spelling of Malaui: Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Malawi
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

### See also

* Afrika Kusini
* Algeria ~ Aljeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Chad ~ Chadi
* Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
* Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
* Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
* Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
* Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
* Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
* Jibuti ~ Djibouti
* Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
* Kenya
* Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagaska, Bukini
* Malawi, Unyasa
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mayotte
* Misri, Umisri
* Morisi
* Moroko ~ Maroko
* Msumbiji, Mozambik
* Mtakatifu Helena
* Namibia
* Niger ~ Nijeri
* Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
* Rwanda ~ Ruanda
* Réunion
* Sahara ya Magharibi
* Sao Tome na Principe
* Senegal ~ Senegali
* Shelisheli
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Kusini
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Uswazi, Swaziland
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Malawi n (genitive Malawis)
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* malawier
* malawisk
* malawiska

### References

* Malawi in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Malaui (“Malawi”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /maˈlawi/ [mɐˈlaː.wɪ]
* Rhymes: -awi
* Syllabification: Ma‧la‧wi

### Proper noun

Malawi (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜏᜒ)
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

## Welsh
### Proper noun

Malawi f
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

### See also

* Angola
* Algeria
* Benin
* Botswana
* Bwrcina Ffaso
* Bwrwndi
* Cabo Verde
* Camerŵn
* Cenia
* De Affrica
* De Swdan
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gini
* Gini Bisaw
* Gini Gyhydeddol
* Gorllewin Sahara
* Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
* Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
* Gweriniaeth y Congo
* Jibwti
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagasgar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mawrisiws
* Mawritania
* Moroco
* Mosambic
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Swdan
* São Tomé a Príncipe
* Tansania
* Tiwnisia
* Togo
* Tsiad
* Wganda
* y Comoros
* y Seychelles
* y Traeth Ifori
* yr Aifft

### References

* Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN

## Yoruba
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Malawi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mà.lá.wì/

### Proper noun

Màláwì
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)

## Yucatec Maya
### Etymology

From Spanish Malaui (“Malawi”).

### Proper noun

Malawi
* Malawi (a country in Southern Africa)