Tagalog and Chewa
Countries
Philippines
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Philippines
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Filipinos
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Zambia
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
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Interesting Facts
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Zulu language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Salamat po
Zikomo
How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Magandang gabi
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Magandang gabi po
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Magandang umaga po
M'mawa wabwino
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
pepani
I Love You
Iniibig kita
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Pepani
Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Bisalog
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Philippines
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Filipino
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Philippines
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Tagalog
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
tagalog
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Tagalog
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
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Ethnicity
Tagalog people
Chewa people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
No early forms
Standard Forms
Filipino
Chewa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
taga1269
nyan1308
Linguasphere
31-CKA
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Tagalog 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 Tagalog and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Tagalog and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tagalog are spoken in different Tagalog Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tagalog vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog, Bisalog. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tagalog and Chewa Speaking population
Tagalog and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % 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 Tagalog and Chewa on Tagalog vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tagalog and Chewa Language Codes
Tagalog and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tagalog and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.