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Lake Nyasa

Lake Nyasa

4.5
A large lake in southeast Africa between Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique
  • proper noun
translation icon : Lago Nyasa
  • We carried out a cross-sectional study of the entire adult population (622 people) of the village of Lupingu, on the eastern shore of Lake Nyasa.
  • shores of Lake Nyasa

Examples

  • To explore the effect of fish intake, we compared two groups of Bantu villagers in Tanzania: one group lives on the shores of Lake Nyasa and their diet includes large amounts of freshwater fish; the other group lives in the nearby hills and has a vegetarian diet.

    Academic text (2000)

  • One group lives mainly on a freshwater fish diet on the shore of Lake Nyasa; the other on a mainly vegetarian diet in a nearby farming area.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The villagers rely on fishing for their livelihoods along the shores of Lake Nyasa.

  • Tourists flock to Lake Nyasa to enjoy its stunning sunsets and diverse wildlife.

  • Many species of fish thrive in the waters of Lake Nyasa, making it a popular spot for fishing.

Synonyms

Lake Malawi
vsLake Nyasa
3.1

A large lake in southeastern Africa that is between Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique

has the same meaning but uses a different name for that lake

Surface Forms

Lake Nyasa main

Morphology

lake + Nyasa

The form 'Lake + [proper name]' directly signals a body of water named Nyasa; a B1 learner who knows 'lake' will infer that this is the name of a lake even if they do not know the specific geographic referent. This is a straightforward place-name construction rather than an idiomatic or metaphorical phrase, so the meaning is compositionally transparent.

Etymology

Lake Nyasa comes from the local word Nyasa, which means 'lake', so saying Lake Nyasa is like saying 'lake lake'. That's why Lake Nyasa today names the large lake between Tanzania, Mozambique, and Malawi.