Chichewa

**Chichewa** kana **Chinyanja** rurimi rwunotaurwa munyika dzinoti: Malawi; Zambia, Mazambuko neZimbabwe. Mutauro uyu wakapararira munyika dzeSADC nokuda kwevanhu vakatamira munyika idzi vachitsvaga mabasa, vari vashandi vakabva kuMalawi neZambia.
WIKITONGUES- Chabota speaking Nyanja.webm
WIKITONUGES- Timothy speaking Chi-Chewa.webm


## Mazwi Anotodzana neShona
Chichewa chine mazwi mazhinji anotodzana neChiShona nemamwe akafanana zvachose.

* Chewa inoti **bere**(pronounced, vere) (breast), kureva zamu.
* Chewa inoti **bvunda** kana **vunda** (rotten), kureva kuwunda.
* Chewa inoti **vundula** (stir up), kureva kubvundura kana kubvondora.
* Chewa inoti **bwato** (boat), kureva bwato.
* Chewa inoti **chala** (toe, finger), kureva chigunwe.
* Chewa inoti **taya** (to lose, throw away), kureva kutaya kana kurasa. Kutayika (to e lost; lose one's way).
* Chewa inoti **tate** kana **atate** (father), kureva baba.
* Chewa inoti **chaulere** (freely given; gift), kureva chouerere.
* Chewa inoti **chembere** (old woman; a married woman with children), kureva chembere.
* Chewa inoti **chidindo** (stamp, seal or date stamp), kureva chidhindo.
* Chewa inoti **chibayo** (pneumonia; pleurisy), kureva mabayo.
* Chewa inoti **chilombo** (a dangerous animal; a wild animal), kureva chirombo.
* Chewa inoti **chilimwe** (the dry season), kureva chirimo.
* Chewa inoti **diso** kana **maso** (eye; eyes), kureva ziso.
* Chewa inoti **dondo** (thick bush), kureva dondo.
* Chewa inoti **duwa** kana **maluwa** (flower), kureva ruva.
* Chewa inoti **dya** (to eat), kureva kudya.
* Chewa inoti **dzala** (to be full), kureva kuzara.
* Chewa inoti **dziko** (country or territory of a chief), kureva nyika yaShe.
* Izwi rokuti **chalalo** rinoreva nyika sekuti nyika yeZimbabwe.
* Chewa inoti **dzimbiri** (rust; green mould on copper etc), kureva ngura.
* Chewa inoti **dziwe** (pool on a river), kureva dziva.
* Chewa inoti **zuro** (yesterday), kureva nezuro.
* Chewa inoti **dzino**(meno) (tooth), kureva zino.
* Chewa inoti **dzuwa** (sun), kureva zuva.
* Chewa inoti **kufika** (to arrive; to reach), kureva kusvika. **Kufikira** (until) ndiko kuti kusvikira.
* Chewa inoti **fulatira** (to turn back on), kureva kufuratira.
* Chewa inoti **fula** (to forge as a blacksmith), kureva kupfura semhizha.
* Chewa inoti **fupi** (short; near), kureva pfupi.
* Chewa inoti **futsa**(mufutse) (to parboil vegetables, then dry them in the sun for future use), kureva kufusha.
* Chewa inoti **guwa** (a shelf made of clay in the house), kureva huva kana chikuva.
* Chewa inoti **linganika** (to be equal), kureva kuenzana.

## Mamwe Mazwi

* Chewa inoti **chikwati** (wedding), kureva muchato. Zvichida zita rokuti Mukwati rinotodzana nezwi iri?
* Chewa inoti **chimanga** (maize or corn), kureva chibage.
* Chewa inoti **chimbala** (cold left-over sadza), kureva munya kana muradzwa.
* Chewa inoti **basi** (that's all; it's enough), kureva kuti zvakwana.
* Chewa inoti **chepa** (to be too few, to be diminished; little). **Kuchepetsa** (cause to be small or diminished).
* Chewa inoti **chikondi** (love), kureva rudo.
* Chewa inoti **fisi** (hyena), kureva bere.
* Chewa inoti **fota** (wither as flowers or leaves), kureva kuwuna.
* Chewa inoti **fotokoza** (explain), kureva kutsanangura.
* Chewa inoti **fuko** (people), kureva vanhu.
* Chewa inoti **gowero** (boys's house or dormitory), kureva gota.
* Chewa inoti **gwero** (a source, beginning of a river or stream), kureva panotangira rwizi.
* Chewa inoti **gwira** (to grasp; to hold; to catch). **Gwira nchito - to work**.
* Chewa inoti **Mlezi** kana **Leza** (God), kureva Mwari.

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