Chewa and Latvian
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Latvia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Zambia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Latvian State Language Center
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
Similar To
Zulu language
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Labdien
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Labrīt
Bye
anatsanzikana
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
Pepani
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Livonian
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Latvia
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Latvia
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
France, Latvia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Lettish
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
letton
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Lettisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Baltic
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Latvian
Signed Forms
Not Available
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
not Available
Glottocode
nyan1308
latv1249
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Chewa and Latvian 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 Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Latvian Speaking population
Chewa and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian 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 Latvian on Chewa vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Latvian Language Codes
Chewa and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
