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Chewa and Akan


Akan and Chewa


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

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
-  
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  
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
18  
8
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
32 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Moni  
ete-sen  

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  

Please
Chonde  
wae  

Sorry
pepani  
Kafra  

Bye
anatsanzikana  
bye  

I Love You
Ndimakukondani  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
Pepani  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kasungu  
Asante  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
35
9,000,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
Kikamtunda  
Akuapem  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
9,000,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Kimaravi  
Fante  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
Nyanja  
Akan  

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  
Twi, Fante  

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  
akan  

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]  
[ˈaːkã]  

Ethnicity
Chewa people  
Akan people  

History

Origin
15th Century  
15  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
-  

Branch
Bantu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Chewa  
Akan  

Language Position
27  
25
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language  
Akan Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ny  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nya  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
nya  
aka  

ISO 639 3
nya  
aka  

ISO 639 6
nya  
aka  

Glottocode
nyan1308  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

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.

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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.

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