Nyanja

noun

Nyan·​ja

ˈnyanjə

plural Nyanja or Nyanjas

1

a

: a people of Nyasaland who live chiefly around Lake Nyasa, the lower shores of the Shire river, and Lake Shirwa

b

: a member of such people

2

: a Bantu language of the Nyanja people

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