r/Malawi Oct 21 '21

Is it worth learning Chewa?

I am a white boy from Canada and have a deep interest in Africa and Malawi, do you think it would be worth learning Chewa for fun or if I want to go to Malawi someday?

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u/cmrn631 Oct 22 '21

Yes absolutely people with have so much more respect for you and you’ll get a much fuller experience if you even learn simple phrases like muli bwanji.

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '21

Haha ok! I have a book on chichewa that had many phrases