Shona and Chewa
Countries
Zimbabwe
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Zambia
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya 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
Waita zvako
Zikomo
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Manheru
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Mangwanani
M'mawa wabwino
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
Chonde
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Pepani
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Karanga
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Malawi, Zambia
Native Name
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Nyanja
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
shona
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
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Chewa people
Origin
20th century
15th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
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No early forms
Standard Forms
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Chewa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
nyan1308
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Shona 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 Shona and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Chewa Speaking population
Shona and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona 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 Shona and Chewa on Shona vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Chewa Language Codes
Shona and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.