Chewa and Malagasy
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Madagascar
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Zulu language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Thank You
Zikomo
Misaotra
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Alina tsara
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Maraina tsara
Bye
anatsanzikana
Veloma!
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Tiako ianao.
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Merina
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Kimaravi
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Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
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How Many People Speak?
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Native Name
Nyanja
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
malgache
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Chewa people
Malagasy people
Origin
15th Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Austronesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
standard Malagasy
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nyan1308
mala1537
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
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All Chewa and Malagasy 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 Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Malagasy Speaking population
Chewa and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Chewa vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Malagasy Language Codes
Chewa and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.