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Belarusian and Chewa


Chewa and Belarusian


Countries

Countries
Belarus, Poland   
Malawi, Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Belarus, Gambia   
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Second Language
Poland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine   
Zambia   

Regulated By
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Russian and Ukrainian   
Zulu language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Belarusian-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
48   
28
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
39   
28
18   
8

Scripts
Cyrillic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Greetings

Hello
dobry dzień   
Moni   

Thank You
Dziakuj   
Zikomo   

How Are You?
Jak vy ?   
Muli bwanji?   

Good Night
Dabranač   
Usiku wabwino   

Good Evening
Dobry viečar   
Madzulo abwino   

Good Afternoon
dobry dzień   
Masana abwino   

Good Morning
Dobraj ranicy   
M'mawa wabwino   

Please
Kali laska   
Chonde   

Sorry
Vybačajcie   
pepani   

Bye
da pabačennia   
anatsanzikana   

I Love You
JA liubliu ciabie   
Ndimakukondani   

Excuse Me
Vybačajcie   
Pepani   

Dialects

Dialect 1
North-Eastern Belarusian   
Kasungu   

Where They Speak
North-East Belarus   
Malawi, Zambia   

Dialect 2
South-Western Belarusian   
Kikamtunda   

Where They Speak
South-West Belarus   
Malawi, Zambia   

Dialect 3
Middle Belarusian   
Kimaravi   

Where They Speak
Middle Belarus   
Malawi, Zambia   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.63 million   
99+
12.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million   
99+
12.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.89 million   
26
Not Available   

Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)   
Nyanja   

Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian   
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa   

French Name
biélorusse   
chichewa; chewa; nyanja   

German Name
Weißrussisch   
Nyanja-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Belarusians   
Chewa people   

History

Origin
18th century   
15th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Slavic   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Eastern   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old East Slavic   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Belarusian   
Chewa   

Language Position
79   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
be   
ny   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bel   
nya   

ISO 639 2/B
bel   
nya   

ISO 639 3
bel   
nya   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
bela1254   
nyan1308   

Linguasphere
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)   
99-AUS-xaa – xag   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Belarusian and Chewa Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Belarusian and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Belarusian and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Belarusian are spoken in different Belarusian Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Belarusian vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian, South-Western Belarusian. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Belarusian and Chewa Speaking population

Belarusian and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Belarusian and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Belarusian and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Belarusian language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Belarusian and Chewa on Belarusian vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Belarusian and Chewa Language Codes

Belarusian and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Belarusian and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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