Countries
Israel
  
Malawi, Zimbabwe
  
National Language
Israel
  
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Second Language
Israel
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Poland
  
Zambia
  
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages
  
Zulu language
  
Derived From
Aramaic Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
0
  
Scripts
Hebrew
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
  
Moni
  
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
  
Zikomo
  
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
  
Muli bwanji?
  
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
  
Usiku wabwino
  
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
  
Madzulo abwino
  
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
  
Masana abwino
  
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
  
M'mawa wabwino
  
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
  
Chonde
  
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
  
pepani
  
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
  
anatsanzikana
  
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
  
Ndimakukondani
  
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
  
Pepani
  
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
  
Kasungu
  
Where They Speak
Israel
  
Malawi, Zambia
  
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
  
Kikamtunda
  
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
  
Malawi, Zambia
  
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
  
Kimaravi
  
Where They Speak
Israel
  
Malawi, Zambia
  
How Many People Speak?
9.00 million
  
99+
12.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.40 million
  
99+
12.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.60 million
  
27
Not Available
  
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
Nyanja
  
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
  
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
  
French Name
hébreu
  
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
  
German Name
Hebräisch
  
Nyanja-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Chewa people
  
Origin
1000 BC
  
15th Century
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Semitic
  
Benue-Congo
  
Branch
Canaanitic
  
Bantu
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
  
Chewa
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
he
  
ny
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
heb
  
nya
  
ISO 639 2/B
heb
  
nya
  
ISO 639 3
heb
  
nya
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
hebr1246
  
nyan1308
  
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
  
99-AUS-xaa – xag
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Chewa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hebrew and Chewa language. Hebrew word for "Hello" is שלום (Shalom) or Chewa word for "Thank You" is Zikomo. Find more of such common Hebrew Greetings and Chewa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hebrew vs Chewa Difficulty
The Hebrew vs Chewa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Chewa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hebrew and Chewa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hebrew is 44 weeks while to learn Chewa time required is Not Available.