Chewa and Irish
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
European Union, Ireland
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Ireland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Zambia
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Not Available
Foras na Gaeilge
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
Similar To
Zulu language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Zikomo
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
Chonde
le do thoil
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
Pepani
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Connacht
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Munster
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Ulster
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
irlandais moyen
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Irish people
Origin
15th Century
c. 750
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Celtic
Early Forms
No early forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Chewa
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Signed Forms
Not Available
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nyan1308
iris1253
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
50-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Chewa and Irish 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 Irish dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Irish Speaking population
Chewa and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available. 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 Irish on Chewa vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Irish Language Codes
Chewa and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.