Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
India, No official status
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 in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
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)
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
Not Available
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
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
India
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
Origin
15th Century
19th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Bhojpuri
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ny
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nyan1308
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
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.
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.