Chewa and Igbo
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Nigeria
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Zambia
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Not Available
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Zulu language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
ka chi fo
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
ụtụtụ ọma
Bye
anatsanzikana
Not Available
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Nigeria
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Ngwa
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Not present
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Ibo
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
igbo
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Igbo people
Origin
15th Century
30th Century BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Standard Igbo
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nyan1308
nucl1417
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Chewa and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Igbo Speaking population
Chewa and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo on Chewa vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Igbo Language Codes
Chewa and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.