Quechua and Chewa
Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
South America
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Zambia
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
- Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
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Zulu language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Solpayki
Zikomo
How Are You?
Allillanchu
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Allin tuta
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Wuynas nuchis
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Wuynas tardis
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Wuynus diyas
M'mawa wabwino
Please
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Chonde
Sorry
Pampachaykuway
pepani
I Love You
Kuyayki
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
Pampachaway
Pepani
Where They Speak
Peru
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Huánuco
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Peru
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Peru
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
Qhichwa
Nyanja
Alternative Names
North La Paz Quechua
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
quechua
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Quechua-Sprache
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Quechua
Chewa people
Origin
16th Century
15th Century
Language Family
Quechumaran Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Andean Equatorial
Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Quechua
Chewa
Signed Forms
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
quec1387
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data Available
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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All Quechua 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 Quechua and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Quechua and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Quechua are spoken in different Quechua Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Quechua vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Quechua dialects include: Ancash, Huánuco. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Quechua and Chewa Speaking population
Quechua and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Quechua and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Quechua and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 % 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 Quechua and Chewa on Quechua vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Quechua and Chewa Language Codes
Quechua and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Quechua and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.