Peters Lodge

[Cup] ndi chayani mu Chichewa? How do you say cup in Chichewa?

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October 21st 2008
On Chichewa Tuesdays, for 700 Kwacha each (a little less than £3) Dick comes to the house and gives us a one hour lesson in Chichewa; the language of the Chewa tribe of Malawi. English is taught in secondary schools and therefore all educated people speak it well, but those in the villages and others who have left school following their primary years, communicate in their local language. This is ... read more

Africa » Malawi » Southern » Blantyre

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Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional... ... read more