Chichewa (nya)

Chichewa (nya) is part of the Niger-Congo family and Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, N, Chewa-Nyanja (N.31) class.

Chichewa speaking People Groups across the world:

Fast Facts:

Total People Groups:8
Total Population:14,502,300
Unengaged and Unreached:
People Groups:1
Population:84,000
Engaged yet Unreached:
People Groups:3
Population:2,343,000
No Longer Unreached:
People Groups:4
Population:12,075,300

Discover More about Chichewa:
- Ethnologue - Chichewa
- Glottalog - Chichewa

Media Resources for Chichewa:

TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Bible Resources for Chichewa:

2 entries

People Groups who primarily speak Chichewa

Strategic Progress Index
All

8 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼Religion
Chewa NyanjaChewa NyanjaMalawi8,515,000No Longer UnreachedEthnoreligion
Manganja  NyanjaManganja NyanjaMalawi2,700,000No Longer UnreachedEthnoreligion
NyanjaNyanjaEswatini7,300No Longer UnreachedProtestantism
Western NyanjaWestern NyanjaZambia853,000No Longer UnreachedProtestantism
NyanjaNyanjaTanzania71,000Engaged yet UnreachedRoman Catholicism
NyanjaNyanjaMozambique1,455,000Engaged yet UnreachedEthnoreligion
NyanjaNyanjaZimbabwe817,000Engaged yet UnreachedEthnoreligion
NgoniNgoniMozambique84,000Unengaged and UnreachedAnimism

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