Igbo and Chewa
Countries
Nigeria
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Nigeria
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Zambia
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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?
kedụ ka ịmere
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
ka chi fo
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
Masana abwino
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
M'mawa wabwino
Bye
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anatsanzikana
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Ndimakukondani
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Ngwa
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Not present
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Malawi, Zambia
Speaking Population
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Alternative Names
Ibo
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
igbo
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
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Ethnicity
Igbo people
Chewa people
Origin
30th Century BC
15th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Chewa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1417
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Igbo 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 Igbo and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Chewa Speaking population
Igbo and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available 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 Igbo and Chewa on Igbo vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Chewa Language Codes
Igbo and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.