Ilocano and Chewa
Countries
Philippines
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Philippines
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Zambia
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Zulu language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
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Language Levels
Not Available
Thank You
Agyamanak
Zikomo
How Are You?
Kumusta?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
M'mawa wabwino
Please
Not available
Chonde
I Love You
Ayayatenka
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
Pepani
Dialect 1
Balangao
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Philippines
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Bontoc
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Philippines
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Not present
Malawi, Zambia
Native Name
ilokano
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
ilocano
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Chewa people
Origin
18th Century
15th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Chewa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ny
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
ilok1237
nyan1308
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Ilocano and Chewa Speaking population
Ilocano and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Chewa on Ilocano vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Ilocano and Chewa Language Codes
Ilocano and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.