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Chewa and Cebuano


Cebuano and Chewa


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Zambia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

Interesting Facts
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Zulu language  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
Moni  
Hoy  

Thank You
Zikomo  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Muli bwanji?  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
Usiku wabwino  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
Madzulo abwino  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
Masana abwino  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
Chonde  
Palihug  

Sorry
pepani  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
anatsanzikana  
Babay  

I Love You
Ndimakukondani  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
Pepani  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kasungu  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Bohol  

Dialect 2
Kikamtunda  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
southern Leyte  

Dialect 3
Kimaravi  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
northern part of Leyte  

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
12.00 million  
99+
Not Available  

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.32 %  
38

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
14.50 million  
19

Native Name
Nyanja  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  
cebuano  

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Chewa people  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
15th Century  
16th century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Not Available  

Branch
Bantu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Chewa  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
Not Available  
62  
99+

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  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
nya  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
nya  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nyan1308  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Chewa and Cebuano Speaking population

Chewa and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Chewa vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Chewa and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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