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Languages Spoken in Malawi

Official: English and Nyanja and Tumbuka

Malawi has a population of 21.8 million and is home to a small number of language communities, with 4 languages meeting our inclusion threshold. English and Nyanja and Tumbuka serve as the official languages. Of the languages spoken in Malawi, 2 are supported by LEXIGO's professional translation services.

21.8M
Population
4
Languages
2
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Languages spoken in Malawi

English Official
English Braille, English alphabet
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63%
CLDR
Nyanja Official
Latin script
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63%
CLDR
Tumbuka Official
Latin script
8%
CLDR
Nyasa Tonga
Latin script
1.0%
CLDR
Data sources
Unicode CLDR (population percentages)
CIA World Factbook (official languages)
Wikidata (language families, scripts)
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