Type Political Subdivision, Settlement & River
Usage English, Chewa, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Swahili
Pronounced Pron. li-LAWNG-wi(English) li-LAWNG-way(English) lə-LAHNG-wee(English) /ɽiˈɽo.ᵑɡʷe/(Chewa) LEE-longg-veh(Hungarian) [key·IPA]
Meaning & History
From Chewa Lilongwe, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a river and the capital city of Malawi, as well as the district around it.