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Chewa and Balochi


Balochi and Chewa


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

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
Not Available  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
31  
13
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
18  
8
26  
16

Scripts
Latin  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Moni  
Salam  

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  
Not Available  

Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
Chonde  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
pepani  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
anatsanzikana  
bye  

I Love You
Ndimakukondani  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
Pepani  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kasungu  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
5,000,000.00  
17

Dialect 2
Kikamtunda  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,800,000.00  
20

Dialect 3
Kimaravi  
Southern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
3,400,000.00  
10

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
12.00 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Native Name
Nyanja  
بلوچی  

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  
Baluchi  

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  
baloutchi  

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Chewa people  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

History

Origin
15th Century  
19th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Not Available  

Branch
Bantu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Chewa  
Balochi  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ny  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nya  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
nya  
bal  

ISO 639 3
nya  
bal  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nyan1308  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag  
58-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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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.

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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.

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