Chewa and Amharic
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Zambia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Zulu language
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Zikomo
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Dehina newot?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Dehna dur
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
i'ndemin adäru
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
afekirishalehu
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Gondar
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Ethiopia
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Ethiopia
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
amharique
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Amharas
Origin
15th Century
13th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Semitic
Early Forms
No early forms
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Chewa
Amharic
Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nyan1308
amha1245
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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-
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Chewa and Amharic 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 Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Amharic Speaking population
Chewa and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Chewa vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Amharic Language Codes
Chewa and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.