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Chewa and Kannada


Kannada and Chewa


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Zambia  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
-  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

Interesting Facts
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Zulu language  
Telugu  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
14  
11

How Many Consonants
18  
8
35  
25

Scripts
Latin  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
32 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Moni  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
Zikomo  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
Muli bwanji?  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
Usiku wabwino  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
Madzulo abwino  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
Masana abwino  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
Chonde  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
pepani  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
anatsanzikana  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
Ndimakukondani  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
Pepani  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kasungu  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
35
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Kikamtunda  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kimaravi  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
12.00 million  
99+
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
Nyanja  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  
kannada  

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Chewa people  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
15th Century  
c. 450  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
-  

Branch
Bantu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Chewa  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
27  
25
31  
29

Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ny  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nya  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
nya  
kan  

ISO 639 3
nya  
kan  

ISO 639 6
nya  
kan  

Glottocode
nyan1308  
nucl1305  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Chewa and Kannada Speaking population

Chewa and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Chewa vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Chewa and Kannada Language Codes

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

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