Chewa and Hmong
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Zambia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
- Hmong language came from western part of China.
Similar To
Zulu language
Thai and Lao Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Moni
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
Thank You
Zikomo
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
zoo hmo
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
zoo tav su
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
Sorry
pepani
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
Bye
anatsanzikana
Nyob zoo
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Kuv hlub koj
Excuse Me
Pepani
zam txim rau kuv
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Hmong Njua
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Laos
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Hmong Daw
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
China
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Hmong Do
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Vietnam
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Mong
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
hmong
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Miao-Sprachen
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]
[môŋ]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Hmong people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Hmong
Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language
Hmong Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ny
No data available
Glottocode
nyan1308
firs1234
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Chewa and Hmong 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 Hmong dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Hmong language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Hmong Dialects are spoken in different Hmong speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Hmong Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Hmong dialects include: Hmong Njua , Hmong Daw. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Hmong Speaking population
Chewa and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 %. 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 Hmong on Chewa vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Hmong Language Codes
Chewa and Hmong language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Hmong Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.