Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Zambia
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Regulated By
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Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
Similar To
Zulu language
French and Portuguese Languages
Alphabets in
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Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Come stai?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
buonanotte
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
buonasera
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
buon pomeriggio
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
buongiorno
Bye
anatsanzikana
arrivederci
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Ti amo
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Romanesco
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Lazio
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Central Italian
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Tuscan
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
Native Name
Nyanja
Italiano
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Italiano
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
italien
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Italienisch
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]
[itaˈljaːno]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Italians
Origin
15th Century
960 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Romance
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Italian
Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nyan1308
ital1282
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
51-AAA-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional, Synthetic
All Chewa and Italian 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 Italian dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Italian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Italian Dialects are spoken in different Italian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Italian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Italian dialects include: Romanesco , Central Italian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Italian Speaking population
Chewa and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Chewa vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Italian Language Codes
Chewa and Italian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Italian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.