Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
China, Kazakhstan, Russia
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Gambia, Kazakhstan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Zambia
Afganistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Regulated By
Not Available
Kazakh language agency
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- The Kazakh language can be written using a variety of scripts.
- Kazakh Language contains many words from Russian, Arabic, Mongol, Persian and other Turkic languages.
Similar To
Zulu language
Turkish and Uzbek Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Kazakh-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Moni
Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be)
Thank You
Zikomo
Рақмет сізге (Raqmet sizge)
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?)
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
қайырлы түн (qayırlı tün)
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
қайырлы кеш (qayırlı keş)
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
қайырлы күн (qayırlı kün)
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
қайырлы таң (qayırlı tañ)
Please
Chonde
өтінемін (ötinemin)
Sorry
pepani
кешіріңіз (keşiriñiz)
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Мен сені жақсы көремін (Men seni jaqsı köremin)
Excuse Me
Pepani
Кешіріңіз! (Keşiriñiz!)
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Northeastern Kazakh
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Kazakhstan
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Southern Kazakh
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Kazakhstan
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Western Kazakh
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Kazakhstan
Native Name
Nyanja
Қазақ тілі / Qazaq tili / قازاق ٴتىلى
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Kaisak, Kazak, Kosach, Qazaq
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
kazakh
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Kasachisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[qɑˈzɑq tɘˈlɘ]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Kazahks
Origin
15th Century
17th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Turkic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Turkic
Branch
Bantu
Northwestern (Kipchak)
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Kazakh
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nyan1308
kaza1248
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Chewa and Kazakh 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 Kazakh dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Kazakh language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Kazakh Dialects are spoken in different Kazakh speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Kazakh Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Kazakh dialects include: Northeastern Kazakh , Southern Kazakh. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Kazakh Speaking population
Chewa and Kazakh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Kazakh languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Kazakh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kazakh language is 0.17 %. 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 Kazakh on Chewa vs Kazakh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Kazakh Language Codes
Chewa and Kazakh language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Kazakh Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.