齐切瓦语（Chicheŵa），也稱尼扬贾语（Nyanja）、馬拉維語，是馬拉維共和国的官方语言之一，也是当地土著的母语。这种语言主要通行于马拉維共和国，並有五百多万人（当中接近四百万人在马拉維、一百万在赞比亚、其余散布于鄰近国家）以这种语言作母语，语言人口接近一千万。属于班图语族的一个分支。
片語範例[编辑]
| 英語 |
齊切瓦語 |
城鎮齊切瓦語 |
| How are you? |
Muli bwanji? |
Muli bwanji? |
| I'm fine |
Ndili bwino |
Nili bwino / Nili mushe |
| Thank you |
Zikomo |
Zikomo |
| Yes |
Inde |
Ee |
| No |
Iyai |
Awe |
| What's your name? |
Dzina lanu ndani? |
Zina yanu ndimwe bandani? |
| My name is... |
Dzina langa ndine... |
Zina yanga ndine... |
| How many children do you have? |
Muli ndi ana angati? |
Muli na bana bangati? |
| I have two children |
Ndili ndi ana awiri |
Nili na bana babili |
| I want... |
Ndifuna... |
Nifuna... |
| Food |
Chakudya |
Chakudya |
| Water |
Madzi |
Manzi |
| How much is it? |
Ndi zingati? |
Ni zingati? |
| See you tomorrow |
Tidzaonana mawa |
Tizaonana mailo |
參考文獻[编辑]
- Paas, Steven, 2012. 3rd edition. Dictionary / Mtanthauziramawu. English – Chichewa / Chinyanja // Chichewa / Chinyanja – English. VTR Publications. ISBN 978-3-941750-87-6
- Mchombo, Sam, 2004. The Syntax of Chichewa. Cambridge Syntax Guides
- Hetherwick, Alexander. A Practical Manual of the Nyanja Language .... Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1907 [25 August 2012].
- Henry, George, 1904. A grammar of Chinyanja, a language spoken in British Central Africa, on and near the shores of Lake Nyasa.
- Laws, Robert. An English-Nyanja dictionary of the Nyanja language spoken in British Central Africa. J. Thin. 1894: 1– [25 August 2012].
- Rebman, John; Church Missionary Society. Dictionary of the Kiniassa language. Gregg. 1877: 65– [25 August 2012].
- Riddel, Alexander. A Grammar of the Chinyanja Language as Spoken at Lake Nyassa: With Chinyanja-English and English-Chinyanja Vocabularies. J. Maclaren & Son. 1880 [25 August 2012].
- Woodward, M. E., 1895. A vocabulary of English-Chinyanja and Chinyanja-English as spoken at Likoma, Lake Nyasa. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
- Missionários da Companhia de Jesus 1963. Dicionário Cinyanja-Português. Junta de Investigaçôes do Ultramar.
外部連結[编辑]
马拉维
