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Chewa and Filipino


Filipino and Chewa


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

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
-  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

Interesting Facts
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Zulu language  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
-  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
32 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Moni  
Kumusta  

Thank You
Zikomo  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Muli bwanji?  
Kumusta  

Good Night
Usiku wabwino  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
Madzulo abwino  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
Masana abwino  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino  
Magandang umaga  

Please
Chonde  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
pepani  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
anatsanzikana  
Paalam  

I Love You
Ndimakukondani  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
Pepani  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kasungu  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
35
100,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Kikamtunda  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
8,200,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Kimaravi  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
2,600,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
12.00 million  
99+
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
1.74 %  
11

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
Nyanja  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  
Pilipino  

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Chewa people  
Filipino people  

History

Origin
15th Century  
16th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
-  

Branch
Bantu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Chewa  
Filipino  

Language Position
27  
25
34  
32

Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language  
Filipino Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ny  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nya  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
nya  
fil  

ISO 639 3
nya  
fil  

ISO 639 6
nya  
fil  

Glottocode
nyan1308  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Chewa and Filipino Speaking population

Chewa and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 %. 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 Filipino on Chewa vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Chewa and Filipino Language Codes

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

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