Scripture in Chichewa
A complete Bible is reported in Chichewa.
From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.
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Where Chichewa is spoken
- Botswana
- Eswatini
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
About Chichewa
- Language family
- Atlantic-Congo
- ISO 639-3 code
- nya
- Glottocode
- nyan1308
- Also known as
- Nyanja · Nyanja: Chikunda
Dialects and varieties 14
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Chichewa as a whole.
- Chichewa MaraviNo known Scripture
- Chinyanja: EasternNo known Scripture
- Chinyanja: SouthernNo known Scripture
- Chinyanja: WesternNo known Scripture
- KundaNo known Scripture
- ManganjaNo known Scripture
- NgoniNo known Scripture
- NyanjaNo known Scripture
- Nyanja: ChichewaNo known Scripture
- Nyanja: NsengaNo known Scripture
- Nyanja: NyawuhangoNo known Scripture
- NyasaNo known Scripture
- PetaNo known Scripture
- ZambiaNo known Scripture
Sources
- DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
- GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
- Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
- Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained
Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.