Chewa and Luri
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Iran
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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Speaking Continents
Africa
Antartica
Minority Language
Zambia
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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.
Luri language is spoken mainly in western and southwestern Iran.
Similar To
Zulu language
Persian
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Zikomo
Thank you
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
how are you
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Good night
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Good evening
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Good afternoon
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Good morning
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
i love you
Excuse Me
Pepani
excuse me
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Feyli lurish
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Bakhtiari
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Iran
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Iran
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Lori, Luri, Luristani
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
louri
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
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Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]
[ˈoɽia]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Lurs
Origin
15th Century
19 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
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Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language
Indian Signing System
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Chewa and Luri 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 Luri dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Luri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Luri Dialects are spoken in different Luri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Luri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Luri dialects include: Feyli lurish , Bakhtiari. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Luri Speaking population
Chewa and Luri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Luri languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Luri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Luri language is 0.00 %. 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 Luri on Chewa vs Luri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Luri Language Codes
Chewa and Luri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Luri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.