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Cebuano and Chewa


Chewa and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Malawi, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Philippines  
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
Philippines  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Zambia  

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language  
Zulu language  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
32 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
Moni  

Thank You
Salamat  
Zikomo  

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?  
Muli bwanji?  

Good Night
Maayong Gabii  
Usiku wabwino  

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii  
Madzulo abwino  

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon  
Masana abwino  

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag  
M'mawa wabwino  

Please
Palihug  
Chonde  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
pepani  

Bye
Babay  
anatsanzikana  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
Ndimakukondani  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
Pepani  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Kasungu  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
28
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
Kikamtunda  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Kimaravi  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
1,200,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
40
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
35
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Visayan  
Nyanja  

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  

French Name
cebuano  
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  

German Name
Cebuano  
Nyanja-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]  
[ˈtʃewa]  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Chewa people  

History

Origin
16th century  
15th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
Chewa  

Language Position
62  
99+
27  
25

Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language  
Chewa Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ny  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb  
nya  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
nya  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
nya  

ISO 639 6
ceb  
nya  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
nyan1308  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
99-AUS-xaa – xag  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Cebuano and Chewa Speaking population

Cebuano and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Chewa on Cebuano vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Chewa Language Codes

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

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