Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
France
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Zambia
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Not Available
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Zulu language
Italian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Bonjour
Please
Chonde
S'il vous plaît
Bye
anatsanzikana
au revoir
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
Pepani
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
African French
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Africa
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Northeast France, Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
français
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Français
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
français
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Französisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Not Available
Origin
15th Century
9th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Romance
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Chewa
Standard French
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
nyan1308
stan1290
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Chewa and French 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 French dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and French language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas French Dialects are spoken in different French speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs French Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. French dialects include: Quebec French , African French. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and French Speaking population
Chewa and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and French languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Chewa vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and French Language Codes
Chewa and French language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and French Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.