Centre for Language Studies

The Centre for Language Studies was born as a Government of Malawi initiative to take over and expand the functions of the defunct Chichewa Board. Its mandate was broadened to cover not only Chichewa but all languages spoken in Malawi. The Centre was established in 1996 under the Faculty of Humanities (now School of Humanities and Social Sciences), University of Malawi.

The Centre for Language Studies is a University of Malawi research Centre that aims to:
 Establish orthographic principles of Malawian languages;
 Develop descriptive grammars of Malawian languages;
 Compile lexicons of Malawian languages;
 Promote and preserve Malawian languages;
 Teach various languages of socioeconomic and political
relevance to Malawi;
 Provide translation, interpretation and editing services; and
 Promote research in language studies.

The Centre offers the following Services:
 Translation of materials from one language to another
 Interpretation
 Editing of materials in various languages
 (Intensive) Language courses in both Malawian and
non-Malawian Languages
 Consultancy services in Languages and Language related
issues.
 Research in Language and Language related issues
 Collaboration with individuals and organizations in writing of
textbooks and readers in Malawian and non-Malawian
Languages
 Offers affiliate membership to scholars and researchers.
 Publishes Malilime: Malawian Journal of Linguistics.

Welcome to the Centre for Language Studies