Chewa and Cebuano
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Philippines
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Zambia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Zulu language
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
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Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Maayong Buntag
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
Pepani
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Boholano
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Bohol
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
southern Leyte
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
North Kana
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
Visayan
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
cebuano
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Cebuano people
Origin
15th Century
16th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Standard Cebuano
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ny
No data Available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nyan1308
cebu1242
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Chewa and Cebuano 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 Cebuano dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Cebuano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Cebuano Dialects are spoken in different Cebuano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Cebuano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Cebuano dialects include: Boholano , Southern Kana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Cebuano Speaking population
Chewa and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Chewa vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Cebuano Language Codes
Chewa and Cebuano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Cebuano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.