Countries
India, No official status
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
India
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Zambia
Regulated By
Not Available
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Interesting Facts
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Maithili and Magahi
Zulu language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)
Moni
Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
Zikomo
How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)
Masana abwino
Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)
M'mawa wabwino
Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Chonde
Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
pepani
Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)
anatsanzikana
I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Pepani
Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
India
Malawi, Zambia
Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
bhojpuri
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Bhojpuri
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
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Ethnicity
Not Available
Chewa people
Origin
19th Century
15th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bhojpuri
Chewa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ny
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
bhoj1246
nyan1308
Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Bhojpuri and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bhojpuri are spoken in different Bhojpuri Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bhojpuri vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani, Fiji Hindi. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bhojpuri and Chewa Speaking population
Bhojpuri and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bhojpuri and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Bhojpuri and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 % 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 Bhojpuri and Chewa on Bhojpuri vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bhojpuri and Chewa Language Codes
Bhojpuri and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bhojpuri and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
