Mossi and Chewa
Countries
Burkina Faso
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Zambia
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Dagbani Language
Zulu language
Derived From
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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
Laafi bala
Zikomo
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Ne y yungo
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
ne y zabre
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
M'mawa wabwino
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
anatsanzikana
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
Y gafare
Pepani
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Saremde
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Taolende
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Malawi, Zambia
Alternative Names
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Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
moré
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Mossi
Chewa people
Origin
Not available
15th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Benue-Congo
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Mossi
Chewa
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ny
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
moss1236
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 Mossi 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 Mossi and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Mossi and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mossi are spoken in different Mossi Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mossi vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou, Saremde. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Mossi and Chewa Speaking population
Mossi and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mossi and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Mossi and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 % 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 Mossi and Chewa on Mossi vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Mossi and Chewa Language Codes
Mossi and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mossi and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.