OLAC resources in and about the Nyanja language

ISO 639-3: nya

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

• Primary texts
• Lexical resources
• Language descriptions
• Other resources about the language
• Other resources in the language

Other known names and dialect names: Angoni, Cewa, Cheva, Chewa, Chichewa, Chingoni, Chinyanja, Chipeta, Cicewa, Cimanganja, Cingoni, Cinyanja, Cipeta, Kunda, Malawi, Manganja, Marave, Maravi, Ngoni, Nyasa, Peta, Sheva, Waganga

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Primary texts

1. ONLINEThe Bible in Chichewa. N.B.S.S. 1966. National Book Printers. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_nya_gen-1
2. ONLINEThe Bible in Chichewa. N.B.S.S. 1966. National Book Printers. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_nya_gen-2
3. ONLINEChikalakala Chakuyamba Cha Musa, Chimatanidwa. The Long Now Foundation. 1912. British and Foreign Bible Society. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_nya_gen-3

Lexical resources

1. ONLINECrúbadán language data for Chichewa. Kevin Scannell. 2018. The Crúbadán Project. oai:crubadan.org:ny
2. ONLINECrúbadán language data for Nyanja. Kevin Scannell. 2018. The Crúbadán Project. oai:crubadan.org:ny-x-nya
3. Dictionary of the Nyanja language. Scott, David Clement Ruffelle, 1853-1907. 1929. London ; Toronto [etc.] : The Religious tract society. oai:gial.edu:24422

Language descriptions

1. An introduction to Chinyanja. Sanderson, Meredith. 1949. Glasgow : Printed and published for the African Lakes Corp. oai:gial.edu:24421
2. ONLINEGlottolog 5.2 Resources for Nyanja. n.a. 2025. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:nyan1308
3. ONLINEIntrodução à Ortografia de Cinyanja. Capianga, Wiliamo Guilherme (editor); Liquela, Florência (editor); Machili, Benjamim (editor). 2010. SIL Moçambique. oai:sil.org:75163
4. ONLINEA typology of morphological argument focus marking. Aannestad, Aidan. 2021. SIL International. oai:sil.org:94477
5. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Chichewa. n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:cic
6. ONLINELAPSyD Online page for Nyanja, Chichewa dialect. Maddieson, Ian. 2009. www.lapsyd.ddl.cnrs.fr. oai:www.lapsyd.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr:src738

Other resources about the language

1. ONLINEChichewa. Bentley, Mayrene; Kulemeka, Andrew. 2001. Lincom Europa. oai:refdb.wals.info:2165
2. ONLINEEssai de grammaire générative et transformationnelle de la langue nyanja. Mateene, Kahombo. 1980. Presses Universitaires du Zaire. oai:refdb.wals.info:2565
3. ONLINEThe Elements of Nyanja. Price, Thomas. 1966. Church of Central Africa Presbyterian. oai:refdb.wals.info:2671
4. ONLINEGender agreement in Chichewa. Corbett, Greville G.; Mtenje, Alfred D. 1987. WALS Online RefDB. oai:refdb.wals.info:3090
5. ONLINELes langages de l'humanité: une encyclopédie des 3000 langues parlées dans le monde. Malherbe, Michael; Rosenberg, S. 1996. Laffont. oai:refdb.wals.info:5673
6. ONLINEThe syntax of Chichewa. Mchombo, Sam A. 2004. Cambridge University Press. oai:refdb.wals.info:6846
7. Chinyanja basic course. Foreign Service Institute (U.S.). 1964. Washington, D.C. : Dept. of State. oai:gial.edu:16550
8. A practical approach to Chinyanja. Thomson, Thomas Davidson, 1911-. n.d. Salisbury : African Newspapers, Ltd. oai:gial.edu:27784
9. The syntax of Chichewa. Mchombo, Sam A., 1948-. 2004. Cambridge syntax guides. oai:gial.edu:28178
10. ONLINEChichewa: a language of Malawi. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:nya
11. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Nyanja. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_nya
12. A level-oriented constraint on agreement control in Chichewa. Frantz, Donald G. 1984. Chicago Linguistic Society 20: Papers from the Twentieth Regional Meeting, Joseph Drogo, Veena Mishra and David Testen (eds.). oai:sil.org:2030
13. ONLINELexical recycling in Chewa discourse: Aspects of linguistic form and function in the surface realization of a narrative organizational model. Wendland, Ernst R. 1975. SIL International. oai:sil.org:40189
14. Studies in the Psalms: Literary-Structural Analysis with Application to Translation. Wendland, Ernst R. 2017. SIL International. oai:sil.org:71259
15. ONLINEPhwando la zinyama zokhala ndi nyanga. n.a. 2010. Associação M’sau. oai:sil.org:75142
16. ONLINEEdzi ndi m’mene tingapewer. n.a. 2010. SIL Moçambique. oai:sil.org:75143
17. ONLINEShort Note: Chichewa and Hindi Back Translations of the Bible: A Comparative Check of Translation Techniques. Sharma, Sandeep. 2018. SIL International. oai:sil.org:77411
18. ONLINEChibvomerezo Ca Lamulo Losamalira Khalidwe La Munthu Pa Dziko Lonse La Pansi. United Nations Information Centre, Zambia. 1998. United Nations Information Centre, Zambia. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_nya_undec-1
19. ONLINEChikalata Cha Mgwirizano Chofotokoza Za Ufulu Chibadwidwe Wa Munthu Aliyense. Amnesty International, UK. 1999. Amnesty International, UK. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_nya_undec-2

Other resources in the language

1. English-Chichewa/Chinyanja dictionary. Paas, S., 1942-. 2003. Mvunguti book ; no. 9. oai:gial.edu:22748
2. Chichewa/Chinyanja-English dictionary = Chichewa/Chinyanja-Chingerezi mtanthauzira mawu. Paas, S., 1942-. 2004. Mvunguti book ; no. 13. oai:gial.edu:24423
3. Chewa traditional religion. Breugel, J. W. M. van, 1929-. 2001. Kachere monograph, 1025-0964 ; no. 13. oai:gial.edu:43235

Other known names and dialect names: Angoni, Cewa, Cheva, Chewa, Chichewa, Chingoni, Chinyanja, Chipeta, Cicewa, Cimanganja, Cingoni, Cinyanja, Cipeta, Kunda, Malawi, Manganja, Marave, Maravi, Ngoni, Nyasa, Peta, Sheva, Waganga

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