Chewa and Sundanese
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
West Java
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
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Latin, Sundanese
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Bye
anatsanzikana
Wilujeng angkat
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
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
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
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Ethnicity
Chewa people
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Origin
15th Century
5th century AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indonesian
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Sundanese
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nyan1308
sund1251
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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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.
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.
