Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Zambia
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Regulated By
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Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
Similar To
Zulu language
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Zikomo
നന്ദി (nandi)
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Please
Chonde
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
Sorry
pepani
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
Bye
anatsanzikana
വിട (viṭa)
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Excuse Me
Pepani
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Judeo-Malayalam
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Israel, kerala
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Mappila
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
India
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Pandy Malayalam
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
France, kerala
Native Name
Nyanja
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
malayalam
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Malayalam
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]
[mɐləjaːɭɐm]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Malayali
Origin
15th Century
9th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early form
Standard Forms
Chewa
Malayalam
Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language
Signed Malayalam
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nyan1308
mala1464
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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Synthetic
All Chewa and Malayalam 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 Malayalam dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Malayalam language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Malayalam Dialects are spoken in different Malayalam speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Malayalam Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam , Mappila. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Malayalam Speaking population
Chewa and Malayalam speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Malayalam languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Malayalam Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 %. 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 Malayalam on Chewa vs Malayalam where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Malayalam Language Codes
Chewa and Malayalam language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Malayalam Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.