Yoruba and Chewa
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Nigeria
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Zambia
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
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Interesting Facts
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
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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Time Taken to Learn
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How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
ka a ale
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Masana abwino
Good Morning
e kaaro
M'mawa wabwino
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Pepani
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
yoruba
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Chewa people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Chewa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
yoru1245
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Chewa Speaking population
Yoruba and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Chewa on Yoruba vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Chewa Language Codes
Yoruba and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.