Chewa and Balochi
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Zambia
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Not Available
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
Similar To
Zulu language
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
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Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Zikomo
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
chone tao?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
jawáin shap
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
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Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
jawáin sawáh
Please
Chonde
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
pepani
bebaksh / bebagsh
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
Pepani
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Baluchi
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
baloutchi
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Chewa people
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
15th Century
19th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Balochi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ny
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nyan1308
balo1260
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Chewa and Balochi 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 Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Balochi Speaking population
Chewa and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. 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 Balochi on Chewa vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Balochi Language Codes
Chewa and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.