Latvian and Chewa
Countries
European Union, Latvia
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Latvia
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Zambia
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
Zulu language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Ar labunakti
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Labvakar
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Labdien
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Labrīt
M'mawa wabwino
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
anatsanzikana
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
Pepani
Dialect 1
Livonian
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Latvia
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Latvia
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
Malawi, Zambia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
latviešu valoda
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Lettish
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
letton
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Lettisch
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Chewa people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Baltic
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Latvian
Chewa
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
latv1249
nyan1308
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Latvian 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 Latvian and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Chewa Speaking population
Latvian and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian 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 Latvian and Chewa on Latvian vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Chewa Language Codes
Latvian and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
