Chewa and Hindi
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Fiji, India
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Zambia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Central Hindi Directorate
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
Similar To
Zulu language
Urdu
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Moni
नमस्ते (Namastē)
Thank You
Zikomo
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
Please
Chonde
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Bye
anatsanzikana
अलविदा (Alavidā)
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
Excuse Me
Pepani
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Khariboli
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Marwari
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Bundeli
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Bundelkhand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
हिन्दी
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
hindi
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Hindi
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Hindustani people
Origin
15th Century
7th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Standard Hindi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
hins
Glottocode
nyan1308
hind1269
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
59-AAF-qf
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Chewa and Hindi 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 Hindi dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Hindi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Hindi Dialects are spoken in different Hindi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Hindi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Hindi dialects include: Khariboli , Marwari. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Hindi Speaking population
Chewa and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Hindi on Chewa vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Hindi Language Codes
Chewa and Hindi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Hindi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
