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How many people speak Chewa and Xhosa?


Xhosa and Chewa speaking population


How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
12.00 million   
99+
20.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.17 %   
99+
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
8.20 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
11.00 million   
21

Native Name
Nyanja   
isiXhosa   

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa   
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa   

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja   
xhosa   

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache   
Xhosa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Chewa people   
amaXhosa, amaBhaca   

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Chewa native speakers vs Xhosa native speakers

How many people speak Chewa and Xhosa languages tells about Chewa native speakers vs Xhosa native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 12.00 million people speak Chewa as native language while 8.20 million people speak Xhosa as native language. You can also go to Chewa vs Xhosa Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Chewa and Xhosa language. In some regions, Chewa and Xhosa languages are used as second language. No estimate of people speaking Chewa as second language and 11.00 million speakers who use Xhosa as second language.

Native Names of Chewa and Xhosa

Native names are used in the Chewa and Xhosa Speaking Countries. Both Chewa and Xhosa languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Chewa and Xhosa you will get to know the native names of Chewa and Xhosa languages. The native name of Chewa is Nyanja and native name of Xhosa is isiXhosa. The alternative names of Chewa and Xhosa 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 Xhosa is Xhosa-Sprache whereas French name of Xhosa is chichewa; chewa; nyanja.

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