Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Zambia
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Not Available
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Zulu language
Armenian
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Moni
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
Zikomo
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
Chonde
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
pepani
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Bye
anatsanzikana
αντίο (antío)
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
Pepani
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Greece
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Griko
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Italy
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Mariupol
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Ukraine
Native Name
Nyanja
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Greeks or Hellenes
Origin
15th Century
1500 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Hellenic
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Chewa
Modern Greek
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
ells
Glottocode
nyan1308
gree1276
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Chewa and Greek 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 Greek dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Greek Speaking population
Chewa and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Chewa vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Greek Language Codes
Chewa and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.