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Chewa and Ilocano


Ilocano 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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Zambia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

Interesting Facts
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Zulu language  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
18  
8
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
32 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Moni  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
Zikomo  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Muli bwanji?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
Usiku wabwino  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
Madzulo abwino  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
Masana abwino  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
Chonde  
mangngegda  

Sorry
pepani  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
anatsanzikana  
Pakada  

I Love You
Ndimakukondani  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Pepani  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kasungu  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
35
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Kikamtunda  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kimaravi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
12.00 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
Nyanja  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  
ilocano  

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Chewa people  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
15th Century  
18th 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  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
27  
25
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ny  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nya  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
nya  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
nya  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
nya  
ilo  

Glottocode
nyan1308  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Chewa and Ilocano Speaking population

Chewa and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Chewa vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Chewa and Ilocano Language Codes

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

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