Chewa and Madurese
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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
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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.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Zulu language
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Zikomo
matur nuwun
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
piye kabare?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Sugeng énjing
Please
Chonde
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Sorry
pepani
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
anatsanzikana
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I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
Pepani
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Kangean
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Bawean
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Indonesia
Native Name
Nyanja
Madurese
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
madourais
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Chewa people
Madurese
Origin
15th Century
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Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indonesian
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Madurese
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ny
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nyan1308
madu1247
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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All Chewa and Madurese 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 Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Madurese Speaking population
Chewa and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Chewa vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Madurese Language Codes
Chewa and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.