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Chewa and Maori


Maori and Chewa


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  
New Zealand  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Australia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Zambia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
  • "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
  • The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  

Similar To
Zulu language  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
31  
13
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
10  
2

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Moni  
Hello  

Thank You
Zikomo  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
Muli bwanji?  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
Usiku wabwino  
Night pai  

Good Evening
Madzulo abwino  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
Masana abwino  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino  
Morning pai  

Please
Chonde  
Tēnā  

Sorry
pepani  
Aroha mai  

Bye
anatsanzikana  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
Ndimakukondani  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Pepani  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kasungu  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
New Zealand  

Dialect 2
Kikamtunda  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
New Zealand  

Dialect 3
Kimaravi  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
12.00 million  
99+
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
0.18 million  
99+

Native Name
Nyanja  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  
maori  

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Chewa people  
Māori people  

History

Origin
15th Century  
1814  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Polynesian  

Branch
Bantu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Chewa  
Maori  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ny  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nya  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
nya  
mao  

ISO 639 3
nya  
mri  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nyan1308  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Chewa and Maori 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 Maori dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Chewa and Maori Speaking population

Chewa and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori 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 Maori on Chewa vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Chewa and Maori Language Codes

Chewa and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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