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Chewa and Telugu


Telugu and Chewa


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
Andra Pradesh, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Karnataka   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Zambia   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   

Interesting Facts
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Zulu language   
Tamil   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31   
13
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
19   
16

How Many Consonants
18   
8
41   
30

Scripts
Latin   
Telugu Script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Moni   
హలో (Halō)   

Thank You
Zikomo   
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   

How Are You?
Muli bwanji?   
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   

Good Night
Usiku wabwino   
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
Madzulo abwino   
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   

Good Afternoon
Masana abwino   
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   

Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino   
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   

Please
Chonde   
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   

Sorry
pepani   
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   

Bye
anatsanzikana   
బై (Bai)   

I Love You
Ndimakukondani   
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   

Excuse Me
Pepani   
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kasungu   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Kikamtunda   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Kimaravi   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
12.00 million   
99+
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
Nyanja   
తెలుగు (telugu)   

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa   
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja   
télougou   

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache   
Telugu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Chewa people   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
15th Century   
c. 575   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Not Available   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Chewa   
Telugu   

Language Position
Not Available   
15   
14

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ny   
te   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nya   
tel   

ISO 639 2/B
nya   
tel   

ISO 639 3
nya   
tel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nyan1308   
telu1262   

Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Chewa and Telugu Speaking population

Chewa and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Telugu on Chewa vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Chewa and Telugu Language Codes

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

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