Chewa and Maithili
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
India, Nepal
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
India, Nepal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nepal
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Zambia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Zulu language
Bhojpuri Language
Alphabets in
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Thank You
Zikomo
dhanyabad
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Śubharātri
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
shubh sandhya
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Suprabhaat
Bye
anatsanzikana
Alavidā
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Tharuwat
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Nepal
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Madhubani
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
North India
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Khortha
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Deoghar, France
Native Name
Nyanja
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
maithili
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Maithili
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]
[ˈmaitʰili]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Maithil
Origin
15th Century
14th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Standard Maithili
Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language
Maithili Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ny
No data available
Glottocode
nyan1308
mait1250
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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-
Language Morphological Typology
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All Chewa and Maithili 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 Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Maithili Speaking population
Chewa and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Chewa vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Maithili Language Codes
Chewa and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.