Nyanja
ny
Nyanja (ny) is written in the Latin script and has an estimated 18.9M speakers. It is an official language in Malawi. CLDR has 2 locales for it.
Native nameNyanja
ScriptLatinLatn
Speakers18.9Mestimated
Countries4
Locales2
Plural forms2one, other
Overview
Where it is spoken
| Country | Status | Share of population |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | Official | 63% |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | 19% | |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 2.6% | |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 1.9% |
Plural categories
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| one | 1 |
| other | 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, … |