Cewa
Chewa.
a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Malawi.
Also called Chichewa. the Bantu language of the Chewa people, widely spoken in Malawi.
noun
(pl) -was, -wa. a member of a Negroid people of Malawi, E Zambia, and N Zimbabwe, related to the Bemba
the language of this people See Chichewa
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