Chewa and Galician
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Galicia
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Galicia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Zambia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
Similar To
Zulu language
Portuguese Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Que tal estás?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Boas noites
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Boa tarde
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Bos días
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Ámote
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
East Galicia
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Central Galicia
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Western Galician
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
West Galicia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
Galego
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Galego, Gallego
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
galicien
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Galicisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Not Available
Origin
15th Century
c. 1175
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Chewa
Galician
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nyan1308
gali1258
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
51-AAA-ab
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Chewa and Galician 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 Galician dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Galician Speaking population
Chewa and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician 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 Galician on Chewa vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Galician Language Codes
Chewa and Galician language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Galician Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.