Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
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
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Zambia
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
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Interesting Facts
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Zulu language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Moni
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
Zikomo
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Masana abwino
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
M'mawa wabwino
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Chonde
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
pepani
Bye
안녕 (annyeong)
anatsanzikana
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Pepani
Where They Speak
South Korea
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
South Korea
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Malawi, Zambia
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
coréen
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Koreanisch
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Koreans
Chewa people
Origin
Before 1st century
15th Century
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Chewa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
kore1280
nyan1308
Linguasphere
45-AAA
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Korean 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 Korean and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Korean and Chewa Speaking population
Korean and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % 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 Korean and Chewa on Korean vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Korean and Chewa Language Codes
Korean and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.