Maithili and Chewa
Countries
India, Nepal
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
India, Nepal
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Nepal
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Zambia
Regulated By
Not Available
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Interesting Facts
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Bhojpuri Language
Zulu language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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How Many Consonants
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
dhanyabad
Zikomo
How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Śubharātri
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
shubh sandhya
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Suprabhaat
M'mawa wabwino
Bye
Alavidā
anatsanzikana
I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Ndimakukondani
Dialect 1
Tharuwat
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Nepal
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Madhubani
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
North India
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Khortha
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Deoghar, France
Malawi, Zambia
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
maithili
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Maithili
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Maithil
Chewa people
Origin
14th century
15th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Maithili
Chewa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ny
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mait1250
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Maithili 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 Maithili and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Maithili and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maithili are spoken in different Maithili Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maithili vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat, Madhubani. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maithili and Chewa Speaking population
Maithili and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % 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 Maithili and Chewa on Maithili vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maithili and Chewa Language Codes
Maithili and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maithili and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.