Countries
Nigeria
  
Malawi, Zimbabwe
  
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
  
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Second Language
Nigeria
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
  
Zambia
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
Similar To
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Zulu language
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Hausa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
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Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
sannu
  
Moni
  
Thank You
gode ku
  
Zikomo
  
How Are You?
yaya dai
  
Muli bwanji?
  
Good Night
mai kyau dare
  
Usiku wabwino
  
Good Evening
barka da yamma
  
Madzulo abwino
  
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
  
Masana abwino
  
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
  
M'mawa wabwino
  
Please
Don Allah
  
Chonde
  
Sorry
yi hakuri
  
pepani
  
Bye
sai anjima
  
anatsanzikana
  
I Love You
Ina son ku
  
Ndimakukondani
  
Excuse Me
gafara dai
  
Pepani
  
Dialect 1
Gaananci
  
Kasungu
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
Malawi, Zambia
  
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
  
Kikamtunda
  
Where They Speak
Niger
  
Malawi, Zambia
  
Dialect 3
Daragaram
  
Kimaravi
  
Where They Speak
Niger
  
Malawi, Zambia
  
How Many People Speak?
50.00 million
  
28
12.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
35.00 million
  
27
12.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
15.00 million
  
18
Not Available
  
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
  
Nyanja
  
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
  
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
  
French Name
haoussa
  
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
  
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
  
Nyanja-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
  
Chewa people
  
Origin
14
  
15th Century
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Chadic
  
Benue-Congo
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Bantu
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Hausa
  
Chewa
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ha
  
ny
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hau
  
nya
  
ISO 639 2/B
hau
  
nya
  
ISO 639 3
hau
  
nya
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
haus1257
  
nyan1308
  
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
  
99-AUS-xaa – xag
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
All Hausa 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 Hausa and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Hausa and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hausa are spoken in different Hausa Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hausa vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hausa dialects include: Gaananci, Kurhwayanci. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hausa and Chewa Speaking population
Hausa and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hausa and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Hausa and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 % 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 Hausa and Chewa on Hausa vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hausa and Chewa Language Codes
Hausa and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hausa and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.