Chewa and Oromo
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Zambia
Somalia
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.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Zulu language
Somali Language
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
Galatoomi
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Attam bulte/bultan
Bye
anatsanzikana
Nagayattii!
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
Pepani
Maaloo na dabarsi
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Ethiopia, Kenya
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Orma
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Kenya
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Kenya
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
Nyanja
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Afaan Oromoo
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
galla
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Chewa people
Oromos
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Cushitic
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Afaan Oromo
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nyan1308
nucl1736
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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All Chewa and Oromo 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 Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Oromo Speaking population
Chewa and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Chewa vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Oromo Language Codes
Chewa and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.