Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Germany
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Zambia
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
Not Available
Council for German Orthography
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Zulu language
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Albanian Languages
Alphabets in
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German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Wie geht es dir?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
gute Nacht
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
guten Abend
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
guten Tag
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
guten Morgen
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Ich liebe dich
Excuse Me
Pepani
Entschuldigung
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Swiss German
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Swabian German
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Germany
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Texas German
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Texas
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
Deutsch
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Deutsch, Tedesco
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
allemand
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Deutsch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Germans
Origin
15th Century
6th Century AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Germanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed German
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
deus
Glottocode
nyan1308
high1287, uppe1397
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
52-ACB–dl & -dm
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Chewa and German 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 German dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and German language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas German Dialects are spoken in different German speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs German Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. German dialects include: Swiss German , Swabian German. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and German Speaking population
Chewa and German speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and German languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and German Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 %. 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 German on Chewa vs German where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and German Language Codes
Chewa and German language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and German Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.