Chewa and Maori
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
New Zealand
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
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
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
Bye
anatsanzikana
poroporoaki
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
Pepani
tukua ahau
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
Speaking Population
Not Available
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
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Polynesian
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Maori
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nyan1308
maor1246
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
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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.
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.