Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
  
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
South 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.
  
- One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
- Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  
Similar To
Zulu language
  
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Quechua-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Moni
  
Rimaykullayki
  
Thank You
Zikomo
  
Solpayki
  
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
  
Allillanchu
  
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
  
Allin tuta
  
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
  
Wuynas nuchis
  
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
  
Wuynas tardis
  
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
  
Wuynus diyas
  
Please
Chonde
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
pepani
  
Pampachaykuway
  
Bye
anatsanzikana
  
bye
  
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
  
Kuyayki
  
Excuse Me
Pepani
  
Pampachaway
  
Dialect 1
Kasungu
  
Ancash
  
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
  
Peru
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
  
Huánuco
  
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
  
Peru
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
  
Yaru
  
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
  
Peru
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
12.00 million
  
99+
8.90 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
12.00 million
  
99+
8.90 million
  
99+
Native Name
Nyanja
  
Qhichwa
  
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
  
North La Paz Quechua
  
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
  
quechua
  
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
  
Quechua-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Chewa people
  
Quechua
  
Origin
15th Century
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Quechumaran Family
  
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
  
Andean Equatorial
  
Branch
Bantu
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Chewa
  
Quechua
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
ny
  
qu
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
nya
  
que
  
ISO 639 2/B
nya
  
que
  
ISO 639 3
nya
  
que
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nyan1308
  
quec1387
  
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
All Chewa and Quechua 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 Quechua dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Quechua language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Quechua Dialects are spoken in different Quechua speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Quechua Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Quechua dialects include: Ancash , Huánuco. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Quechua Speaking population
Chewa and Quechua speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Quechua languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Quechua Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 %. 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 Quechua on Chewa vs Quechua where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Quechua Language Codes
Chewa and Quechua language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Quechua Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.