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nyanja

Nyan·ja
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nyan-juh]
    • /ˈnyæn dʒə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nyan-juh]
    • /ˈnyæn dʒə/

Definitions of nyanja word

  • noun nyanja a Bantu language spoken in Malawi and Zambia. 1
  • noun nyanja a member of a Negroid people of central Africa, living chiefly in Malawi 0
  • noun nyanja the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family. Nyanja forms the basis of a pidgin used as a lingua franca in central Africa 0

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Origin of nyanja

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Nyanja

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nyanja popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

nyanja usage trend in Literature

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