Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Iran
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Zambia
  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
Similar To
Zulu language
  
Kurdish and Persian
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Alphabets in
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Moni
  
Salam
  
Thank You
Zikomo
  
mana bebahgsh
  
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
  
chone tao?
  
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
  
jawáin shap
  
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
  
jawáin begáh
  
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
  
jawáin sawáh
  
Please
Chonde
  
Mihrabani kan
  
Sorry
pepani
  
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Bye
anatsanzikana
  
bye
  
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
  
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Excuse Me
Pepani
  
mana bebahgsh
  
Dialect 1
Kasungu
  
Eastern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
  
Western Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
  
Southern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
12.00 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
12.00 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
Nyanja
  
بلوچی
  
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
  
Baluchi
  
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
  
baloutchi
  
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
  
Belutschisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Chewa people
  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Origin
15th Century
  
19th Century
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Bantu
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Chewa
  
Balochi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ny
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
nya
  
bal
  
ISO 639 2/B
nya
  
bal
  
ISO 639 3
nya
  
bal
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nyan1308
  
balo1260
  
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
  
58-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chewa and Balochi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Chewa and Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Chewa and Balochi language. Chewa word for "Hello" is Moni or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Chewa Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Chewa vs Balochi Difficulty
The Chewa vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Chewa Alphabets and Balochi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Chewa and Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Chewa and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Chewa is Not Available while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.