Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
North Korea, South Korea
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Zambia
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
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The National Institute of the Korean Language
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
Similar To
Zulu language
Chinese and Japanese languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Moni
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Thank You
Zikomo
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Please
Chonde
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Sorry
pepani
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Bye
anatsanzikana
안녕 (annyeong)
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Excuse Me
Pepani
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
South Korea
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Gyeongsang
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
South Korea
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Hamgyŏng
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
China, North Korea
Native Name
Nyanja
한국어 (조선말)
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
coréen
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Koreanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]
[hangukmal]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Koreans
Origin
15th Century
Before 1st century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Koreanic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Standard Forms
Chewa
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language
Korean Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nyan1308
kore1280
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
45-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Chewa and Korean 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 Korean dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Korean language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Korean Dialects are spoken in different Korean speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Korean Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Korean dialects include: Jeju , Gyeongsang. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Korean Speaking population
Chewa and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 %. 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 Korean on Chewa vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Korean Language Codes
Chewa and Korean language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Korean Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.