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Catalan and Chewa


Chewa and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Malawi, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Zambia  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
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Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Zulu language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
23  
13
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
32 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Moni  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Zikomo  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Muli bwanji?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Usiku wabwino  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Madzulo abwino  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Masana abwino  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
M'mawa wabwino  

Please
Sisplau  
Chonde  

Sorry
Perdó!  
pepani  

Bye
Adéu  
anatsanzikana  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Ndimakukondani  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Pepani  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Kasungu  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Kikamtunda  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Kimaravi  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
1,200,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
català  
Nyanja  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Nyanja-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[ˈtʃewa]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Chewa people  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
15th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Chewa  

Language Position
32  
30
27  
25

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Chewa Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
ny  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
nya  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
nya  

ISO 639 3
cat  
nya  

ISO 639 6
cat  
nya  

Glottocode
stan1289  
nyan1308  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
99-AUS-xaa – xag  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Catalan and Chewa Speaking population

Catalan and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % 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 Catalan and Chewa on Catalan vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Chewa Language Codes

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

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