Konkani and Chewa
Countries
India
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
India
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
Govenment of Goa
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Interesting Facts
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Marathi
Zulu language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Kokani-Alphabets.jpg#200
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Dev Borem Korum
Zikomo
How Are You?
kaso assa?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Not Available
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn
M'mawa wabwino
I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
upkar korxi
Pepani
Where They Speak
Goa
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Not present
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Not Available
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Not present
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Malawi, Zambia
Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
konkani
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Konkani
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
kõkɳi
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Ethnicity
Konkanis
Chewa people
Origin
1209 A.D.
15th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kokani
Chewa
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ny
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
goan1235
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
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All Konkani 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 Konkani and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Konkani and Chewa Speaking population
Konkani and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % 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 Konkani and Chewa on Konkani vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Konkani and Chewa Language Codes
Konkani and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Konkani and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.