Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Spain
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Zambia
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Not Available
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Zulu language
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Com estàs?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Bona nit
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Bona tarda
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Bon dia
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
T'estimo
Excuse Me
Pepani
Dispensi!
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
France, Portugal, Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Valencian
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Spain
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
català
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
catalan; valencien
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Catalan people
Origin
15th Century
c. 1028
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Romance
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Chewa
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nyan1308
stan1289
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Chewa and Catalan 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 Catalan dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Catalan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Catalan Dialects are spoken in different Catalan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Catalan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Catalan dialects include: Caló , Valencian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Catalan Speaking population
Chewa and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available. 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 Catalan on Chewa vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Catalan Language Codes
Chewa and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.