GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The main language used in Malawi is Chichewa, which is native to the Central Region.

Detailed explanation-2: -Malawi is a multilingual country. Although English is the official language, the 2008 Census reports that only 26 percent of the population above the age of 14 is able to speak English. Other major languages spoken in Malawi include: Chewa, Yao, Tonga, Sena, and Elomwe.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Niger-Congo language and a Bantu member of the Benue-Congo family of languages, spoken by c. 5 million people, mainly in Malawi, where it is an official language (together with English), as well as in parts of neighbouring countries (Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe); also called Chinyanja, Chewa, or Chichewa.

Detailed explanation-4: -The choice of English as an official language was, understandably, based on the country’s historical colonial past. For over half a century, Malawi had been under British rule during which English was instituted as a major language of communication within and with people from other countries.