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Chewa and Navajo


Navajo and Chewa


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe   
United States of America   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
United States of America   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
North America   

Minority Language
Zambia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Zulu language   
Apache Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31   
13
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
18   
8
34   
24

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Moni   
Yá'át'ééh   

Thank You
Zikomo   
Ahéhee'   

How Are You?
Muli bwanji?   
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   

Good Night
Usiku wabwino   
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   

Good Evening
Madzulo abwino   
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   

Good Afternoon
Masana abwino   
Yá'át'ééh   

Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino   
Yá'át'ééh abíní   

Please
Chonde   
T'aa shoodi   

Sorry
pepani   
Not available   

Bye
anatsanzikana   
Hágoónee’   

I Love You
Ndimakukondani   
Ayóó ánííníshí   

Excuse Me
Pepani   
Shoohá   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kasungu   
Navajo1   

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia   
Arizona   

Dialect 2
Kikamtunda   
Navajo2   

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia   
New Mexico   

Dialect 3
Kimaravi   
Navajo3   

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia   
Utah   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
1.70 million   
99+

Native Name
Nyanja   
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa   
Navaho   

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja   
navaho   

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache   
Navajo-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Chewa people   
Navajo people   

History

Origin
15th Century   
1500 CE   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Dené–Yeniseian Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Athapascan   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Chewa   
Navajo   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Navajo Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ny   
nv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nya   
nav   

ISO 639 2/B
nya   
nav   

ISO 639 3
nya   
nav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nyan1308   
nava1243   

Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   

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All Chewa and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Chewa and Navajo Speaking population

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

Chewa and Navajo Language Codes

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

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