Nyasa, also spelled Nyassa or Niassa, is a common word for "lake" in the languages around what is now known as Lake Malawi. In the colonial period that lake was called Lake Nyasa and Malawi was named Nyasaland.

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  • Nyasa, also spelled Nyassa or Niassa, is a common word for "lake" in the languages around what is now known as Lake Malawi. In the colonial period that lake was called Lake Nyasa and Malawi was named Nyasaland.
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  • Nyasa, also spelled Nyassa or Niassa, is a common word for "lake" in the languages around what is now known as Lake Malawi. In the colonial period that lake was called Lake Nyasa and Malawi was named Nyasaland.
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