Filipino and Chewa
Countries
Philippines
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Philippines
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Zambia
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
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Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Tagalog Language
Zulu language
Derived From
Spanish Language
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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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How Are You?
Kumusta
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
magandang gabi
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
M'mawa wabwino
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
pepani
I Love You
Mahal kita
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
Pepani
Where They Speak
Philippines
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Philippines
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Philippines
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Speaking Population
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
filipino
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Pilipino
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
filipino; pilipino
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Pilipino
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
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Ethnicity
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Chewa people
Origin
16th Century
15th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Filipino
Chewa
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
ny
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
fili1244
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No Data Available
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Filipino and Chewa 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 Filipino and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Filipino and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Filipino are spoken in different Filipino Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Filipino vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Filipino dialects include: Bikol, Hiligaynon. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Filipino and Chewa Speaking population
Filipino and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 %. 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 Filipino and Chewa on Filipino vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Filipino and Chewa Language Codes
Filipino and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Filipino and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
