Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Post Info TOPIC: MALAWI TRANSLATION
YTP


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 645
Date:
MALAWI TRANSLATION
Permalink Closed


Malai

Mbendera ya Malai
Mbendera ya Malai

Chikopa ya Malai

Nyimbo ya ndzika: Mlungu dalitsani Malai

Malai ku Afrika

Chinenero ya ndzikaChichewa
Mzinda wa mfumuLilongwe
GovernmentRepublic
ChipembedzoProtestant 55%, Catholic 20%, Muslim 20%
Maonekedwe
% pa madzi
118,480 km˛
20%
Munthu
Population density:
11.7 million
98/km˛
NdalamaMalawian kwacha (MAK)
Zone ya nthawiUTC +1
Tsiku ya mtundu6th July
Internet | Code | Tel..mw | MWI | 265

Dziko la Malai

I
find it amazing that we have our history written in English and other languages and are yet to have proper chichewa on it. I tried to look up the history of Mw in our vernacular but drew a blank. Even the Chewa on the side isnt as we speak it. Thank God there's some Tumbuka translation as well but then that also leaves alot to be desired. Imagine we have a complete french translation but no proper chewa!!!! Makes me wonder why they've included the chewa option when it's not available. Do we really say NYIMBO YA NDZIKA?? Maybe its me but whoever was commissioned to translate whatever could have done a better job.



__________________
LIVE TO THE FULLEST.


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 198
Date:
Permalink Closed

I strongly agree with you YTP but I think that translation was made long time ago, maybe in the 60's 

__________________
I acquired knowledge because I study, I acquired wisdom because I observe


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 699
Date:
Permalink Closed

Where did u find this? I was ashamed last time i was searching for the national anthem and it was listed as a traditional MALAYSIAN fork role song i even posted it on this forum. Pliz lets trace the owners of these blogs and rectify the problems/mistranslations coz there are some children who are born outside the country and hear they are from Malawi and they look it up on the net they will think its where Captain Jack Sparrow found the natives who eat their kings and speak gibberish am not a chewa but this isn't the way i have heard the words pronounced.

__________________
"Gimme the weed and i will get high for i have not failed but discovered ways that just dont work"
YTP


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 645
Date:
Permalink Closed

Bingiza,

You can find this by going on yahoo search and typing malawi or by going  on to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi. At least they've put the original version done by the late Mr M Sauka.

__________________
LIVE TO THE FULLEST.
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.

Tweet this page Post to Digg Post to Del.icio.us


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse
Powered by ActiveBoard