Chewa and Urdu
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
India, Pakistan
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Zambia
India
Regulated By
Not Available
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
Similar To
Zulu language
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Zikomo
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
گڈ مارننگ
Please
Chonde
براہ مہربانی
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
Pepani
معاف کیجئے گا
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Dakhini
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
India
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Rekhta
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
South Asia
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
اُردُو
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Bihari
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
ourdou
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Urdu
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Not Available
Origin
15th Century
12th Century CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Modern Standard Urdu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nyan1308
urdu1245
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Chewa and Urdu 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 Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Urdu Speaking population
Chewa and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Chewa vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Urdu Language Codes
Chewa and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.