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Chewa and Belarusian


Belarusian and Chewa


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe  
Belarus, Poland  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  
Belarus, Gambia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Poland  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Zambia  
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine  

Regulated By
-  
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  

Similar To
Zulu language  
Russian and Ukrainian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
48  
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
18  
8
39  
28

Scripts
Latin  
Cyrillic  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
32 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Moni  
dobry dzień  

Thank You
Zikomo  
Dziakuj  

How Are You?
Muli bwanji?  
Jak vy ?  

Good Night
Usiku wabwino  
Dabranač  

Good Evening
Madzulo abwino  
Dobry viečar  

Good Afternoon
Masana abwino  
dobry dzień  

Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino  
Dobraj ranicy  

Please
Chonde  
Kali laska  

Sorry
pepani  
Vybačajcie  

Bye
anatsanzikana  
da pabačennia  

I Love You
Ndimakukondani  
JA liubliu ciabie  

Excuse Me
Pepani  
Vybačajcie  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kasungu  
North-Eastern Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
North-East Belarus  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
35
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Kikamtunda  
South-Western Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
South-West Belarus  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kimaravi  
Middle Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Middle Belarus  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
5.89 million  
99+

Native Name
Nyanja  
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)  

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian  

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  
biélorusse  

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache  
Weißrussisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]  
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]  

Ethnicity
Chewa people  
Belarusians  

History

Origin
15th Century  
18th century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Slavic  

Branch
Bantu  
Eastern  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old East Slavic  

Standard Forms
Chewa  
Belarusian  

Language Position
27  
25
79  
99+

Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language  
Belarusian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ny  
be  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nya  
bel  

ISO 639 2/B
nya  
bel  

ISO 639 3
nya  
bel  

ISO 639 6
nya  
bel  

Glottocode
nyan1308  
bela1254  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag  
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Chewa and Belarusian Speaking population

Chewa and Belarusian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Belarusian languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Belarusian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Belarusian 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 Belarusian on Chewa vs Belarusian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Chewa and Belarusian Language Codes

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

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