Chewa and Hebrew
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Israel
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Israel
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Zambia
Poland
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
Similar To
Zulu language
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Derived From
Not Available
Aramaic Language
Alphabets in
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Zikomo
תודה (Toda)
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Please
Chonde
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Sorry
pepani
סליחה! (Slicha)
Bye
anatsanzikana
להתראות (Lehitraot)
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Israel
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Samaritan Hebrew
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Israel, Palestine
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Yemenite Hebrew
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Israel
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Israeli, Ivrit
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
hébreu
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Hebräisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Not Available
Origin
15th Century
1000 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Semitic
Early Forms
No early forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Standard Forms
Chewa
Modern Hebrew
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Hebrew
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nyan1308
hebr1246
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
12-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Chewa and Hebrew 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 Hebrew dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Hebrew language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Hebrew Dialects are spoken in different Hebrew speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Hebrew Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew , Samaritan Hebrew. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Hebrew Speaking population
Chewa and Hebrew speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Hebrew languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Hebrew Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hebrew 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 Hebrew on Chewa vs Hebrew where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Hebrew Language Codes
Chewa and Hebrew language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Hebrew Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.