Xhosa and Chewa
Countries
South Africa
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
South Africa
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Zambia
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Zulu language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Zikomo
How Are You?
Unjani
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Molo
M'mawa wabwino
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
pepani
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
anatsanzikana
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Ndimakukondani
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Kasungu
Where They Speak
South Africa
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Thembu
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
South Africa
Malawi, Zambia
Where They Speak
South Africa
Malawi, Zambia
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Nyanja
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
xhosa
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Chewa people
Origin
16th Century
15th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Chewa
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
xhos1239
nyan1308
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Chewa Speaking population
Xhosa and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Chewa on Xhosa vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Chewa Language Codes
Xhosa and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.