Chewa and Kurdish
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Middle East
Minority Language
Zambia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
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Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Zulu language
Farsi Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
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How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Bayanit bash
Bye
anatsanzikana
Be xêr çî
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
Pepani
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
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French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
kurde
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Chewa people
Kurds
Origin
15th Century
16th century CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Chewa
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nyan1308
kurd1259
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Chewa and Kurdish 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 Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Kurdish Speaking population
Chewa and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Chewa vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Kurdish Language Codes
Chewa and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.