
Maravi was a state established by the Bantu Chewa people, descendants of the Amaravi, in the area of Lake Malawi, in present-day Malawi, in the 16th century. The present-day name `Malawi` is said to derive from `Maravi` which itself means `fire flames`. At its greatest extent, the state included territory from the Tumbuka and Tonga areas to ...
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cluster of nine Bantu-speaking peoples living in the tree-studded grasslands of Malai and along the lower Zambezi River. The two largest groups are ... [2 related articles]
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