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Belarusian and Chewa


Chewa and Belarusian


Countries

Countries
Belarus, Poland  
Malawi, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Belarus, Gambia  
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
Poland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine  
Zambia  

Regulated By
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee  
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Interesting Facts
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Russian and Ukrainian  
Zulu language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Belarusian-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
48  
28
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
39  
28
18  
8

Scripts
Cyrillic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
32 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
dobry dzień  
Moni  

Thank You
Dziakuj  
Zikomo  

How Are You?
Jak vy ?  
Muli bwanji?  

Good Night
Dabranač  
Usiku wabwino  

Good Evening
Dobry viečar  
Madzulo abwino  

Good Afternoon
dobry dzień  
Masana abwino  

Good Morning
Dobraj ranicy  
M'mawa wabwino  

Please
Kali laska  
Chonde  

Sorry
Vybačajcie  
pepani  

Bye
da pabačennia  
anatsanzikana  

I Love You
JA liubliu ciabie  
Ndimakukondani  

Excuse Me
Vybačajcie  
Pepani  

Dialects

Dialect 1
North-Eastern Belarusian  
Kasungu  

Where They Speak
North-East Belarus  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
South-Western Belarusian  
Kikamtunda  

Where They Speak
South-West Belarus  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Middle Belarusian  
Kimaravi  

Where They Speak
Middle Belarus  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
33
1,200,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.63 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.89 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)  
Nyanja  

Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian  
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  

French Name
biélorusse  
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  

German Name
Weißrussisch  
Nyanja-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]  
[ˈtʃewa]  

Ethnicity
Belarusians  
Chewa people  

History

Origin
18th century  
15th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Slavic  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Eastern  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old East Slavic  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Belarusian  
Chewa  

Language Position
79  
99+
27  
25

Signed Forms
Belarusian Sign Language  
Chewa Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
be  
ny  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bel  
nya  

ISO 639 2/B
bel  
nya  

ISO 639 3
bel  
nya  

ISO 639 6
bel  
nya  

Glottocode
bela1254  
nyan1308  

Linguasphere
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)  
99-AUS-xaa – xag  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Belarusian 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 Belarusian and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Belarusian and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Belarusian are spoken in different Belarusian Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Belarusian vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian, South-Western Belarusian. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Belarusian and Chewa Speaking population

Belarusian and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Belarusian and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Belarusian and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Belarusian 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 Belarusian and Chewa on Belarusian vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Belarusian and Chewa Language Codes

Belarusian and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Belarusian and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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