Malaysian and Chewa
Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Malaysia
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Thailand
Zambia
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
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Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Indonesian Language
Zulu language
Derived From
Tamil Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
terima kasih
Zikomo
How Are You?
Apa khabar?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Selamat Malam
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Selamat Petang
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Selamat pagi
M'mawa wabwino
Bye
Selamat tinggal
anatsanzikana
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya
Pepani
Dialect 1
Bengkulu
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Pekal
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Indonesia
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Bahasa melayu
Nyanja
Alternative Names
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Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
malais
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Malaiisch
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
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Ethnicity
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Chewa people
Origin
c. 683 AD
15th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Chewa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
stan1306
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Malaysian 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 Malaysian and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Malaysian and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malaysian are spoken in different Malaysian Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malaysian vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu, Pekal. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malaysian and Chewa Speaking population
Malaysian and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % 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 Malaysian and Chewa on Malaysian vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malaysian and Chewa Language Codes
Malaysian and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malaysian and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.