Chewa and Zulu
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
South Africa
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Zambia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Zulu language
Xhosa Language
Derived From
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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
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
unjani
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
okuhle ekuseni
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Zimbabwe
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
zoulou
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Chewa people
Zulu people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Chewa
Deep Zulu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nyan1308
zulu1248
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Chewa and Zulu 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 Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Zulu Speaking population
Chewa and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Chewa vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Zulu Language Codes
Chewa and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.