Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
India, Pakistan
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Zambia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
Similar To
Zulu language
Hindi and Urdu Languages
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Moni
Assalām ‘alaikum
Thank You
Zikomo
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
سہا مسا
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Hach t'ochoktiya
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Hach ch'i
Sorry
pepani
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
Bye
anatsanzikana
Khuda hāfiz
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
Excuse Me
Pepani
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Kashtawari
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Poguli
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Pogul and Paristan valleys
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Rambani
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
India
Native Name
Nyanja
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
kashmiri
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Kaschmiri
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]
[kəːʃur]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Kashmiris or koshur
Origin
15th Century
12th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Kashmiri
Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nyan1308
kash1277
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Chewa and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Kashmiri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Kashmiri Dialects are spoken in different Kashmiri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Kashmiri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Kashmiri dialects include: Kashtawari , Poguli. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Kashmiri Speaking population
Chewa and Kashmiri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Kashmiri languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Kashmiri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is 0.05 %. 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 Kashmiri on Chewa vs Kashmiri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Kashmiri Language Codes
Chewa and Kashmiri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Kashmiri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.