Che·wa
variants:
or less commonly Cewa \
ˈchā(ˌ)wä
\
plural Chewa or Chewas also Cewa or Cewas
Definition of Chewa
1
: a Bantu-speaking agricultural people of Nyasaland
2
: a member of the Chewa people
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The first known use of Chewa was in 1887
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