Chewa and Konkani
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
India
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
India
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
Regulated By
Not Available
Govenment of Goa
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
Similar To
Zulu language
Marathi
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Zikomo
Dev Borem Korum
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
kaso assa?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Rati Boren Zavonn
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Sanj Borem Zavonn
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Not Available
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Dis Borem Zavonn
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
hav tujo mog korta.
Excuse Me
Pepani
upkar korxi
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Goa
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Not present
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Not present
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
Kōṅkaṇī
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
konkani
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Konkani
Pronunciation
Not Available
kõkɳi
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Konkanis
Origin
15th Century
1209 A.D.
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Kokani
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ny
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nyan1308
goan1235
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Chewa and Konkani 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 Konkani dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Konkani language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Konkani Dialects are spoken in different Konkani speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Konkani Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Konkani dialects include: Antruz Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Konkani Speaking population
Chewa and Konkani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Konkani languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Konkani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 %. 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 Konkani on Chewa vs Konkani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Konkani Language Codes
Chewa and Konkani language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Konkani Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.