Languages of Malawi

Languages of Malawi
OfficialEnglish
MainChichewa, Chitumbuka
VernacularMalawian English
MinorityLomwe, Yao, Sena, Lambya, Ngonde, Sukwa
SignedMalawian Sign Language
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Malawi, a country located in Southeastern Africa, is home to a diverse population with rich linguistic heritage. The current only official language of the country is English, while Chichewa and Chitumbuka are the most widely spoken languages, and were official languages of Malawi until 1968. Other local languages exist and are mostly spoken in specific localities of the country.

There are only six distinct (standalone) languages spoken in Malawi. The total can be 14 but only by adding dialects of those six languages. All of the non foreign languages belong to the Bantu language family. The foreign spoken languages are English, Spanish and French.

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