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Chewa and Welsh


Welsh and Chewa


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe   
Wales   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
Wales   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Zambia   
Argentina, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Welsh Language Commissioner   

Interesting Facts
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Zulu language   
English Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
British Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31   
13
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
18   
8
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Moni   
Helô   

Thank You
Zikomo   
Diolch   

How Are You?
Muli bwanji?   
Sut ydych chi?   

Good Night
Usiku wabwino   
Nos da   

Good Evening
Madzulo abwino   
Noswaith dda   

Good Afternoon
Masana abwino   
P'nawn da   

Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino   
Bore da   

Please
Chonde   
os gwelwch yn dda   

Sorry
pepani   
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   

Bye
anatsanzikana   
Hwyl   

I Love You
Ndimakukondani   
Dw i'n dy garu di   

Excuse Me
Pepani   
Esgusodwch fi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kasungu   
Patagonian Welsh   

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia   
Argentina   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
38,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Kikamtunda   
Y Wyndodeg   

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia   
Gwynedd   

Dialect 3
Kimaravi   
Y Bowyseg   

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia   
Powys   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
12.00 million   
99+
7.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
7.40 million   
99+

Native Name
Nyanja   
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa   
Cymraeg   

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja   
gallois   

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache   
Kymrisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   

Ethnicity
Chewa people   
Welsh people   

History

Origin
15th Century   
9th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Celtic   

Branch
Bantu   
Brythonic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   

Standard Forms
Chewa   
Welsh   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ny   
cy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nya   
cym   

ISO 639 2/B
nya   
wel   

ISO 639 3
nya   
cym   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nyan1308   
wels1247   

Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag   
50-ABA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Historical   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Chewa and Welsh Speaking population

Chewa and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh language is Not Available. 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 Welsh on Chewa vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Chewa and Welsh Language Codes

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

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