Chewa and Ilocano
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Philippines
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Zambia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Commission on the Filipino Language
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
Similar To
Zulu language
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Derived From
Not Available
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Alphabets in
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Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
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Language Levels
Not Available
Thank You
Zikomo
Agyamanak
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Kumusta?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Naimbag a rabii
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Naimbag a sardam
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Naimbag a malem
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Naimbag a bigat
Please
Chonde
Not available
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Ayayatenka
Excuse Me
Pepani
Maawan-dayawen
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Balangao
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Bontoc
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Not present
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Not present
Native Name
Nyanja
ilokano
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Ilokano, Iloko
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
ilocano
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Ilocano people
Origin
15th Century
18th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Modern Ilocano
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ny
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nyan1308
ilok1237
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
31-CBA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Chewa and Ilocano 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 Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Ilocano Speaking population
Chewa and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Chewa vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Ilocano Language Codes
Chewa and Ilocano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Ilocano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.