Chewa and Japanese
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Japan
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Japan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Zambia
Palau
Regulated By
Not Available
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Zulu language
Korean Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Moni
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
Zikomo
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
Chonde
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
pepani
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
anatsanzikana
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
Pepani
すみません (Sumimasen)
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Kagawa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Hakata
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Fukuoka
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Kansai
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
kansai
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Not Available
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
japonais
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Japanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Chewa
Japanese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nyan1308
nucl1643
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Chewa and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Japanese Speaking population
Chewa and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Chewa vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Japanese Language Codes
Chewa and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.