Cebuano and Chewa
Countries
Philippines
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Philippines
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Zambia
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Zulu language
Derived From
Island of Cebu
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
M'mawa wabwino
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
Pepani
Dialect 1
Boholano
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Bohol
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
North Kana
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak?
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Visayan
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
cebuano
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Cebuano
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Chewa people
Origin
16th century
15th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Chewa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ny
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
cebu1242
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data Available
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cebuano and Chewa Speaking population
Cebuano and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Chewa on Cebuano vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cebuano and Chewa Language Codes
Cebuano and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.