Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Zambia
  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
Similar To
Zulu language
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Moni
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
Zikomo
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
Chonde
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
pepani
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
anatsanzikana
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
Pepani
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Kasungu
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
12.00 million
  
99+
215.00 million
  
9
Native Speakers
12.00 million
  
99+
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
Nyanja
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
  
bengali
  
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Chewa people
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
15th Century
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Bantu
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Chewa
  
Bengali
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ny
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
nya
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
nya
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
nya
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nyan1308
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available