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Malagasy vs Chewa


Chewa vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Malawi, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Zambia  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Zulu language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Moni  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Zikomo  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Muli bwanji?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Usiku wabwino  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Madzulo abwino  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Masana abwino  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
M'mawa wabwino  

Please
azafady  
Chonde  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
pepani  

Bye
Veloma!  
anatsanzikana  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Ndimakukondani  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Pepani  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Kasungu  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Kikamtunda  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
24
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Not Available  
Kimaravi  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Malawi, Zambia  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
12.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
40
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
12.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
Nyanja  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  

French Name
malgache  
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Nyanja-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Chewa people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
15th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Indonesian  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Chewa  

Language Position
84  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
ny  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
nya  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
nya  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
nya  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mala1537  
nyan1308  

Linguasphere
No data available  
99-AUS-xaa – xag  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Malagasy and Chewa Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Chewa language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Chewa language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Chewa language states that this language originated in 15th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Malagasy and Chewa Language History.

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Malagasy and Chewa Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Malagasy and Chewa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Chewa language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Chewa word for "Thank You" is Zikomo. Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Chewa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Malagasy vs Chewa Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Chewa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Chewa Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Malagasy and Chewa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Chewa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Chewa time required is Not Available.

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