How many people speak Chewa and Lao languages tells about Chewa native speakers vs Lao native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 12.00 million people speak Chewa as native language while 25.00 million people speak Lao as native language. You can also go to Chewa vs Lao Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Chewa and Lao language. In some regions, Chewa and Lao languages are used as second language. No estimate of people speaking Chewa as second language and no estimate of people speaking Lao as second language.
Native names are used in the Chewa and Lao Speaking Countries. Both Chewa and Lao languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Chewa and Lao you will get to know the native names of Chewa and Lao languages. The native name of Chewa is Nyanja and native name of Lao is ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo). The alternative names of Chewa and Lao languages are as follows:
The French name of Chewa is chichewa; chewa; nyanja whereas German name of Chewa is Nyanja-Sprache. The German name of Lao is Laotisch whereas French name of Lao is chichewa; chewa; nyanja.