Kondwani
From a shared Tumbuka and Chewa verb root for gladness, roughly "be glad" or "rejoice".
Meaning and origin
Kondwani is built on the Bantu stem -kondwa, "to be glad", which Tumbuka shares with Chichewa (Chewa), the two main indigenous languages of Malawi.
How to pronounce Kondwani
| English (US) | kohnd-WAH-nee /kɔndˈwɑːni/ |
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