- Chichewa/Chinyanja Chichewa/Chinyanja is a language of the Bantu family widely spoken in south-central Africa. This site provides information on this language and places where further information can be found. This page was written by Sam Mchombo Department of Linguistics University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 mchombo@garnet.berkeley.edu Chichewa main menu Chichewa main menu Background and ...www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/aflang/chichewa/chichewa.html