Galician and Chewa
Countries
Galicia
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Galicia
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Zambia
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Portuguese Language
Zulu language
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
Que tal estás?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Boas noites
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Boa tarde
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Bos días
M'mawa wabwino
I Love You
Ámote
Ndimakukondani
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
Kasungu
Where They Speak
East Galicia
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Central Galician
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Western Galician
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
West Galicia
Malawi, Zambia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Galego
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
galicien
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Galicisch
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Chewa people
Origin
c. 1175
15th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Galician
Chewa
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
gali1258
nyan1308
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Galician 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 Galician and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Galician and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Galician are spoken in different Galician Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Galician vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician, Central Galician. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Galician and Chewa Speaking population
Galician and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician 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 Galician and Chewa on Galician vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Galician and Chewa Language Codes
Galician and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Galician and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.