Chewa and Indonesian
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Indonesia
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Indonesia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
East Timor, Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Zambia
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Regulated By
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Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
Similar To
Zulu language
Malay language
Derived From
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Malay and Dutch Languages
Alphabets in
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Indonesian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Thank You
Zikomo
Terima kasih
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Apa kabar?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Malam yang baik
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Selamat Sore
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Selamat Pagi
Please
Chonde
mohon Untuk
Bye
anatsanzikana
Selamat tinggal
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Aku cinta kamu
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Sundanese
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Indonesia
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Balinese
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Minangkabau
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Indonesia, Malaysia
Native Name
Nyanja
Bahasa Melayu
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Bahasa Indonesia
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
indonésien
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Bahasa Indonesia
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Indonesians
Origin
15th Century
7th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indonesian
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Malay
Standard Forms
Chewa
Indonesian
Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nyan1308
indo1316
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Chewa and Indonesian 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 Indonesian dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Indonesian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Indonesian Dialects are spoken in different Indonesian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Indonesian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese , Balinese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Indonesian Speaking population
Chewa and Indonesian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Indonesian languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Indonesian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 %. 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 Indonesian on Chewa vs Indonesian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Indonesian Language Codes
Chewa and Indonesian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Indonesian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.