Chewa and Dzongkha
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Bhutan
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Bhutan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Zambia
India
Regulated By
Not Available
Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Zulu language
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Not Available
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Hello
Moni
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
Zikomo
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Not Available
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Not Available
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Not Available
Please
Chonde
Not Available
Bye
anatsanzikana
Log Jay Gay
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
Pepani
Tsip maza
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Lunana
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Bhutan
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
dzongkha
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Ngalop people
Origin
15th Century
17th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Dzongkha
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nyan1308
nucl1307
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Chewa and Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Dzongkha Speaking population
Chewa and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha on Chewa vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Dzongkha Language Codes
Chewa and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.