Chingerezi

Chichewa

Etymology

From Chi- (“Prefix for languages”) +‎ English English. Cognate with Tumbuka Cingelezi (“English (language)”), Swahili Kiingereza (“English (language)”), Xhosa ísíNgêsi (“English (language)”) and Zulu isiNgisi (“English (language)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.ᵑɡeˈɽé.zi/

Noun

Chingerézi class 7

  1. the English language

Derived terms

  • Ngezi (“English language”)
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