Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
India, Pakistan
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Zambia
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Zulu language
Hindi Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Moni
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
Zikomo
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
Chonde
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
pepani
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
anatsanzikana
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
Pepani
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
pendjabi
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Punjabis
Origin
15th Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Chewa
Modern Punjabi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nyan1308
panj1256
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Chewa and Punjabi 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 Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Punjabi Speaking population
Chewa and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Chewa vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Punjabi Language Codes
Chewa and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.