Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Laos
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
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
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
- The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
Similar To
Zulu language
Thai Language
Derived From
Not Available
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Moni
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
Zikomo
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
Chonde
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
pepani
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
anatsanzikana
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
Pepani
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Laos
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Laos
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Laos
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
lao
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Laotisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Not Available
Origin
15th Century
1283 CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early forms
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nyan1308
laoo1244
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Isolating
All Chewa and Lao 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 Lao dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Lao Speaking population
Chewa and Lao speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Lao languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Lao Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lao language is Not Available. 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 Lao on Chewa vs Lao where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Lao Language Codes
Chewa and Lao language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Lao Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.