Oromo and Chewa
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Ethiopia
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Somalia
Zambia
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Somali 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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Thank You
Galatoomi
Zikomo
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
M'mawa wabwino
Bye
Nagayattii!
anatsanzikana
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
Pepani
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Orma
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Kenya
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Kenya
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
Afaan Oromo
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
galla
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Oromos
Chewa people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Chewa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1736
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 Oromo 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 Oromo and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Oromo and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oromo are spoken in different Oromo Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oromo vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oromo dialects include: Borana, Orma. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Oromo and Chewa Speaking population
Oromo and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oromo and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Oromo and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 % 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 Oromo and Chewa on Oromo vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Oromo and Chewa Language Codes
Oromo and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Oromo and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
