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Filipino vs Chewa


Chewa vs Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Malawi, Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

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   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28   
10
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta   
Moni   

Thank You
Salamat   
Zikomo   

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   

Please
Mangyaring   
Chonde   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
pepani   

Bye
Paalam   
anatsanzikana   

I Love You
Mahal kita   
Ndimakukondani   

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako   
Pepani   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol   
Kasungu   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Malawi, Zambia   

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon   
Kikamtunda   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Malawi, Zambia   

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00   
11
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Waray   
Kimaravi   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Malawi, Zambia   

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million   
17
12.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
45.00 million   
23
12.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
Not Available   

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]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Chewa people   

History

Origin
16th Century   
15th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Filipino   
Chewa   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available   
ny   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil   
nya   

ISO 639 2/B
fil   
nya   

ISO 639 3
fil   
nya   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fili1244   
nyan1308   

Linguasphere
No Data Available   
99-AUS-xaa – xag   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Filipino and Chewa Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs Chewa language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and Chewa language. History of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century whereas history of Chewa language states that this language originated in 15th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Filipino and Chewa Language History.

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Filipino and Chewa 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 Filipino and Chewa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Chewa language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Chewa word for "Thank You" is Zikomo. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Chewa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Filipino vs Chewa Difficulty

The Filipino vs Chewa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino Alphabets and Chewa 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 Filipino and Chewa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Chewa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Chewa time required is Not Available.

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