Language guide

Chewa (Chicheŵa)

Chewa (ny, nya) is a world language. Wikidata records about 12M speakers. It is written in Latin script. It is an official language in 2 countries, including Malawi and Zimbabwe.

12M
Speakers
$0.12–0.28
Indicative rate / word

Translation guides

Where Chewa is official

  • Malawi
  • Zimbabwe

Rates for Chewa translation

Chewa falls in our lesser-diffused languages band: roughly $0.12–$0.28 per word for general commercial work. These are indicative ranges, not quotes — specialised, certified and rush work costs more, and literary translation is usually priced per 1,000 words.

For context, the median salaried translator or interpreter in the US earned $60,170 in May 2025 (BLS). See salaries by state →

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