Hausa and Chewa
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
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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
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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?
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
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
Second Language Speakers
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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
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Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Chewa people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Chadic
Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Hausa
Chewa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
haus1257
nyan1308
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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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.
