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Chewa and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Chewa


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
0  
15

National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  
India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Zambia  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Zulu language  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
18  
8
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Moni  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
Zikomo  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
Muli bwanji?  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
Usiku wabwino  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
Madzulo abwino  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
Masana abwino  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
Chonde  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
pepani  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
anatsanzikana  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
Ndimakukondani  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
Pepani  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kasungu  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Kikamtunda  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Kimaravi  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
12.00 million  
99+
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
40.00 million  
24

Native Name
Nyanja  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Chewa people  
Not Available  

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  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
Not Available  
37  
29

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  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
nya  
bho  

ISO 639 3
nya  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nyan1308  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag  
59-AAF-sa  

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 Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Chewa and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Chewa and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Chewa vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Chewa and Bhojpuri Language Codes

Chewa and Bhojpuri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Bhojpuri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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