Chewa and Kirundi
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Burma
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Zambia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
Similar To
Zulu language
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Urakomeye?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Mwaramutse
Sorry
pepani
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Bye
anatsanzikana
N’agasaga
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
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Excuse Me
Pepani
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Dialect 1
Kasungu
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
Nyanja
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
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French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
rundi
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Kirundi
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Chewa people
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Kirundi
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nyan1308
rund1242
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data available
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Chewa and Kirundi 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 Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Kirundi Speaking population
Chewa and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. 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 Kirundi on Chewa vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Kirundi Language Codes
Chewa and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.