Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Zambia
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Regulated By
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Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
Similar To
Zulu language
Romanian
Alphabets in
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Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Zikomo
Ju faleminderit
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Si jeni?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
natën e mirë
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
mirëmbrëma
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
mirëdita
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
mirëmengjes
Bye
anatsanzikana
mirupafshim
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
unë e dua ju
Excuse Me
Pepani
Më falni
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Gheg Albanian
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Tosk Albanian
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Arbëresh
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Italy
Native Name
Nyanja
shqip / gjuha shqipe
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Shqip
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
albanais
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Albanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]
[ʃcip]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Albanians
Origin
15th Century
1462 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Albanian
Standard Forms
Chewa
Standard Albanian
Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nyan1308
alba1267
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
55-AAA-aaa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Synthetic
All Chewa and Albanian 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 Albanian dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Albanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Albanian Dialects are spoken in different Albanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Albanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian , Tosk Albanian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Albanian Speaking population
Chewa and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 %. 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 Albanian on Chewa vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Albanian Language Codes
Chewa and Albanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Albanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.