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Malawian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Malawi Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Malawian From Malawi + -an.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people.
    • As a youngster Filesi heard about the fast life in Blantyre, the big Malawian city that encompasses Ndirande slum. 2016 February 29, Ralf Bodelier, “Slums can transform peoples’ lives for the better”, in Africa at LSE:

Deriveds

Malawian English

Translations (22)

nb malawisk (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · fi malawilainen (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · eo malavia (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · nl Malawisch (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · pl malawijski (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · ro malawian (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · sw Kimalawi (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · nn malawisk (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · sv malawisk (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · cs malawský (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · tr malavili (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · ga Malávach (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · hu malawi (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · es malauí (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · de malawisch (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · ca malawià (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · af Malawies (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · ru малави́йский (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · pt malawiano (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · pt malauiano (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · uk мала́війський (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people) · cs malawiský (Of, from, or pertaining to Malawi or the Malawian people)

Malawian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English Malawi Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Malawian From Malawi + -an.

Meanings

  1. A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent.
    • The average Malawian earns about US$250 monthly. 2016 February 29, Ralf Bodelier, “Slums can transform peoples’ lives for the better”, in Africa at LSE:
    • The departure of hundreds of Malawians to Israel to work as farm labourers has sparked a debate within the Southern African country, which is looking to raise much-needed foreign currency amid a cash crunch. 2023 January 12, Charles Pensulo, “Apprehension in Malawi as government sends workers to Israel amid Gaza war”, in Al Jazeera:

Forms

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Malawians Number=Plur lexicographic

Hypernyms

sub-Saharan · African

Translations (34)

fi malawilainen (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · sw Mmalawi (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · ca malawià (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · ru малави́йка (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · de Malawier (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · pt malauiana (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · fr Malawien (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · cs Malawijec (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · tr Malavili (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · de Malawierin (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · hu malawi (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · ro malawiană (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · es malauí (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · rw Umunyamalawi (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · fr Malawite (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · pt malauiano (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · eo malaviano (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · ga Malávach (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · pt malawiano (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · nl Malawische (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · ro malawian (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · nl Malawiër (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · nn malawiar (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · uk малаві́єць (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · pt malawiana (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · ru малави́ец (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · eo malavianino (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · af Malawiër (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · uk малаві́йка (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · tum muMalaŵi (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · nb malawier (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · ny Mmalawi (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · pl Malawijka (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent) · pl Malawijczyk (A person from Malawi or of Malawian descent)