Chewa and Kannada
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
India, Karnataka, India
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
Not Available
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
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
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)
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Urali
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
kerala
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Not Available
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Kannadiga
Origin
15th Century
c. 450
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Chewa
Modern Kannada
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nyan1308
nucl1305
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
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.
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.