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Chewa and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Chewa


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

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

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

Alphabets
31  
13
95  
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
30  
20

Scripts
Latin  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Greetings

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  

Sorry
pepani  
Tsip maza  

Bye
anatsanzikana  
Log Jay Gay  

I Love You
Ndimakukondani  
Nga cheu lu ga  

Excuse Me
Pepani  
Tsip maza  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kasungu  
Laya  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,100.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Kikamtunda  
Lunana  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kimaravi  
Adap  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
Not Available  

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
12.00 million  
99+
0.64 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
0.17 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
0.47 million  
37

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  

History

Origin
15th Century  
17th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Not Available  

Branch
Bantu  
Tibeto-Burman  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Chewa  
Dzongkha  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ny  
dz  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nya  
dzo  

ISO 639 2/B
nya  
dzo  

ISO 639 3
nya  
dzo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nyan1308  
nucl1307  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag  
No data Available  

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 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.

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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.

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