Zulu and Chewa
Countries
South Africa
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
South Africa
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Zambia
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Xhosa 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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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Ngiyabonga
Zikomo
How Are You?
unjani
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
Masana abwino
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
M'mawa wabwino
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Ndimakukondani
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Malawi, Zambia
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
isiZulu
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
zoulou
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Zulu people
Chewa people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
urban Zulu
No early forms
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Chewa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
zulu1248
nyan1308
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
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 Zulu 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 Zulu and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Zulu and Chewa Speaking population
Zulu and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % 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 Zulu and Chewa on Zulu vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Zulu and Chewa Language Codes
Zulu and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Zulu and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.