Chewa and Akan
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Zambia
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
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Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
- Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
Similar To
Zulu language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Zikomo
meda ase
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
maadwo
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
maadwo
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
maaha
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
maakye
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
Pepani
mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Ghana
How Many People Speak
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Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
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French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
akan
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Chewa people
Akan people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Akan
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nyan1308
akan1251
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Chewa and Akan 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 Chewa and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Akan Speaking population
Chewa and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan 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 Chewa and Akan on Chewa vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Akan Language Codes
Chewa and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.