Chewa and Assamese
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
India
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Zambia
Bangladesh, Bhutan
Regulated By
Not Available
Asam Sahitya Sabha
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
Similar To
Zulu language
Bengali and Oriya
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Thank You
Zikomo
ḍhonyobaaḍ
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
aapuni kene aase?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
subhoraattri
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
subha gadhuli
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
subha abeli
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
suprobhaat
Please
Chonde
anugroha kori
Sorry
pepani
moi ḍukkhita
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
moi tomaak bhaalpaao
Excuse Me
Pepani
kyoma koribo
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Kamrupi
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Western Assam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Goalpariya
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Western Assam
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Bhakatiya
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Assam
Native Name
Nyanja
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
assamais
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Assamesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Assamese people
Origin
15th Century
7th century A.D
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Kamarupa
Standard Forms
Chewa
Assamese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nyan1308
assa1263
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
59-AAF-w
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Chewa and Assamese 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 Chewa and Assamese dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Assamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Assamese Dialects are spoken in different Assamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Assamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi , Goalpariya. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Assamese Speaking population
Chewa and Assamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Assamese languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Assamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 %. 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 Chewa and Assamese on Chewa vs Assamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Assamese Language Codes
Chewa and Assamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Assamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.