Chewa and Xhosa
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
South Africa
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Zambia
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Not Available
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Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Zulu language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Zikomo
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Unjani
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Molo
Sorry
pepani
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
anatsanzikana
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Ndiyakuthanda
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
South Africa
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Thembu
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
South Africa
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
South Africa
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
xhosa
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Chewa people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
15th Century
16th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nyan1308
xhos1239
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Chewa and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Xhosa Speaking population
Chewa and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Chewa vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Xhosa Language Codes
Chewa and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.