Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Zambia
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
Similar To
Zulu language
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
چطور هستید?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
شب بخیر
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
عصر بخیر
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
بعد از ظهر بخیر
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
صبح به خیر
Bye
anatsanzikana
خدا حافظ
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
من شما را دوست دارم
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Western Persian
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Iran, Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Dari Persian
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Afganistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Tajik Persian
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
persan
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Persisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Persian people
Origin
15th Century
1500 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian
Standard Forms
Chewa
Persian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Persian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nyan1308
fars1254
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
58-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Chewa and Persian 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 Persian dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Persian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Persian Dialects are spoken in different Persian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Persian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Persian dialects include: Western Persian , Dari Persian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Persian Speaking population
Chewa and Persian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Persian languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Persian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 %. 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 Persian on Chewa vs Persian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Persian Language Codes
Chewa and Persian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Persian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.