Maori and Chewa
Countries
New Zealand
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
New Zealand
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Zambia
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Tahitian Language
Zulu language
Derived From
Not Available
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
Zikomo
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Night pai
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Morning pai
M'mawa wabwino
Bye
poroporoaki
anatsanzikana
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
Pepani
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Kasungu
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Malawi, Zambia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
te Reo Māori
Nyanja
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
maori
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Māori people
Chewa people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maori
Chewa
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
maor1246
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 Maori 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 Maori and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Maori and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maori are spoken in different Maori Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maori vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maori dialects include: South Island Māori, Western North Island Maori. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maori and Chewa Speaking population
Maori and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori 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 Maori and Chewa on Maori vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maori and Chewa Language Codes
Maori and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maori and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.