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Chewa and Sundanese


Sundanese and Chewa


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe   
West Java   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
Indonesia   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

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.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Zulu language   
Madurese and Malay Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31   
13
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
18   
8
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin, Sundanese   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Greetings

Hello
Moni   
Halo   

Thank You
Zikomo   
Nuhun   

How Are You?
Muli bwanji?   
Kumaha kabarna?   

Good Night
Usiku wabwino   
Wilujeng kulem   

Good Evening
Madzulo abwino   
Wilujeng wengi   

Good Afternoon
Masana abwino   
Wilujeng siang   

Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino   
Wilujeng énjing   

Please
Chonde   
Mangga   

Sorry
pepani   
Hapunten   

Bye
anatsanzikana   
Wilujeng angkat   

I Love You
Ndimakukondani   
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun   

Excuse Me
Pepani   
Punten   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kasungu   
Western dialect   

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia   
Banten   

Dialect 2
Kikamtunda   
Northern dialect   

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia   
Bogor   

Dialect 3
Kimaravi   
Priangan dialect   

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia   
Bandung   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
12.00 million   
99+
39.00 million   
32

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
0.57 %   
27

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
38.00 million   
26

Native Name
Nyanja   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa   
Priangan, Sunda   

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja   
soundanais   

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache   
Sundanesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Chewa people   
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui   

History

Origin
15th Century   
5th century AD   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Indonesian   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Chewa   
Sundanese   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ny   
su   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nya   
sun   

ISO 639 2/B
nya   
sun   

ISO 639 3
nya   
sun   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nyan1308   
sund1251   

Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Chewa and Sundanese Speaking population

Chewa and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. 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 Sundanese on Chewa vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Chewa and Sundanese Language Codes

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

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