Amharic and Chewa
Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Ethiopia
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
Interesting Facts
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Zulu language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
amesege'nallo'
Zikomo
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Dehna dur
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
Masana abwino
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
M'mawa wabwino
I Love You
afekirishalehu
Ndimakukondani
Where They Speak
Gondar
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Gojjami
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Malawi, Zambia
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Malawi, Zambia
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
amharique
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Amharisch
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
[ˈtʃewa]
Ethnicity
Amharas
Chewa people
Origin
13th century
15th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Ge'ez
No early forms
Standard Forms
Amharic
Chewa
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Chewa Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
amha1245
nyan1308
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Amharic 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 Amharic and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Chewa Speaking population
Amharic and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % 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 Amharic and Chewa on Amharic vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Chewa Language Codes
Amharic and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.