[Civsoc-mw] [Malawitalk] Re: Fwd: Ma lawi the name

[John Lwanda]

Shadreck,I think the name malawi comes from maravi...maravi itself having connotations of flames of fire on the savannah?
the name maravi was there long before livingstoneask kings phiri, that his territory.enafe malawi since 1961john John Lwanda http://pamtondo.com Where a little of Malawi meets the World in Scotland!

      From: Shadreck Kapanga Chirwa via MALAWITALK <MALAWITALK2 at groupspaces.com>
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 Subject: RE: [Malawitalk] Re: Fwd: Ma lawi the name
   
Nyasa is lake in Yao.I remained silent. The name Malawi came from Mangochi when the whites asked about the rising sun at the lake. The locals said Malawi meaning flames 
On May 28, 2017 7:39 PM, "Dunstain Mwaungulu via MALAWITALK" <MALAWITALK2 at groupspaces.com> wrote:

Nyasa - means lake - in the northern earlier dialetes!From: cuthbertkachale via MALAWITALK 
   
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