Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Zambia
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Zulu language
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Bona nit
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Bona nit
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Bon dia
M'mawa wabwino
I Love You
T'estimo
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Pepani
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Valencian
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Spain
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Spain
Malawi, Zambia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
català
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
catalan; valencien
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Katalanisch
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Not Available
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Chewa people
Origin
c. 1028
15th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Old Catalan
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Chewa
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
stan1289
nyan1308
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Catalan 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 Catalan and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Catalan and Chewa Speaking population
Catalan and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available 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 Catalan and Chewa on Catalan vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Chewa Language Codes
Catalan and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
