Chewa and Bodo
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Assam, India
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Assam, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Zambia
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Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
Similar To
Zulu language
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
Zikomo
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How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Nungni khabora ma?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
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Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
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Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
Please
Chonde
अननानै (Onnanwi)
Sorry
pepani
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Bye
anatsanzikana
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I Love You
Ndimakukondani
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
Excuse Me
Pepani
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Dialect 1
Kasungu
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Assam, India, Nepal
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
बड़ो (boṛo)
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
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German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
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Pronunciation
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[bɔɽo]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Chewa
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ny
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ISO 639 2/T
nya
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ISO 639 2/B
nya
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nyan1308
bodo1269
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Chewa and Bodo 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 Bodo dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Bodo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Bodo Dialects are spoken in different Bodo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Bodo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Bodo dialects include: (Sønabari) Western Boro dialect , (Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Bodo Speaking population
Chewa and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bodo language is Not Available. 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 Bodo on Chewa vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Bodo Language Codes
Chewa and Bodo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Bodo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.