Oriya and Chewa
Countries
India
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
India
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
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Bengali and Assamese
Zulu language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
Moni
Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
Zikomo
How Are You?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
Masana abwino
Good Morning
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
M'mawa wabwino
Please
Not Available
Chonde
Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
pepani
Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
anatsanzikana
I Love You
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
Pepani
Dialect 1
Baleswari
Kasungu
Where They Speak
India
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Ganjami
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
India
Malawi, Zambia
Where They Speak
India
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
oriya
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Oriya-Sprache
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Odias
Chewa people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Odia
Chewa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
macr1269
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Oriya 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 Oriya and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Oriya and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oriya are spoken in different Oriya Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oriya vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oriya dialects include: Baleswari, Ganjami. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oriya and Chewa Speaking population
Oriya and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oriya and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Oriya and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 % 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 Oriya and Chewa on Oriya vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oriya and Chewa Language Codes
Oriya and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oriya and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.