Chewa and Malaysian
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Malaysia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Zambia
Thailand
Regulated By
Not Available
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
Similar To
Zulu language
Indonesian Language
Derived From
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Tamil Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Zikomo
terima kasih
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Apa khabar?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Selamat Petang
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Selamat tengah hari
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Selamat pagi
Bye
anatsanzikana
Selamat tinggal
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Saya sayang kamu
Excuse Me
Pepani
Maafkan saya
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Bengkulu
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Pekal
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
Bahasa melayu
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
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French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
malais
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Malaiisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Not Available
Origin
15th Century
c. 683 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Standard Forms
Chewa
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Malaysian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nyan1308
stan1306
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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Agglutinative
All Chewa and Malaysian 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 Malaysian dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Malaysian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Malaysian Dialects are spoken in different Malaysian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Malaysian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu , Pekal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Malaysian Speaking population
Chewa and Malaysian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Malaysian languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Malaysian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 %. 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 Malaysian on Chewa vs Malaysian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Malaysian Language Codes
Chewa and Malaysian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Malaysian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.