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Maori and Chewa


Chewa and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
Malawi, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20  
2
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
10  
2
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Moni  

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  

Please
Tēnā  
Chonde  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
pepani  

Bye
poroporoaki  
anatsanzikana  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
Ndimakukondani  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
Pepani  

Dialects

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  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

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  

History

Origin
1814  
15th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Not Available  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Chewa  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
ny  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
nya  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
nya  

ISO 639 3
mri  
nya  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
maor1246  
nyan1308  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
99-AUS-xaa – xag  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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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.

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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.

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