Chewa and Tagalog
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Philippines
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Filipinos
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Australia
Minority Language
Zambia
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Not Available
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
Similar To
Zulu language
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Zikomo
Salamat po
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Kamusta ka na?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Magandang gabi
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Magandang gabi po
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Magandang hapon po
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Magandang umaga po
Sorry
pepani
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Iniibig kita
Excuse Me
Pepani
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Batangas Tagalog
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Batangas, Gabon
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Bisalog
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Philippines
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Filipino
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
Tagalog
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Filipino, Pilipino
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
tagalog
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Not Available
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Tagalog people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indonesian
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Standard Forms
Chewa
Filipino
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nyan1308
taga1269
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
31-CKA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Chewa and Tagalog 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 Tagalog dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Tagalog language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Tagalog Dialects are spoken in different Tagalog speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Tagalog Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog , Bisalog. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Tagalog Speaking population
Chewa and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Chewa vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Tagalog Language Codes
Chewa and Tagalog language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Tagalog Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.