Chewa and Maltese
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
European Union, Malta
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Malta
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Zambia
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
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National Council for the Maltese Language
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
Similar To
Zulu language
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
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Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Kif int?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
Chonde
Jekk jogħġbok
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Inħobbok ħafna
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Malta
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Żejtun
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Malta
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Not Present
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
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Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Malti
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
maltais
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]
[mɔːltiːz]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Maltese
Origin
15th Century
c. 1470
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Semitic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Maltese
Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nyan1308
malt1254
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Synthetic
All Chewa and Maltese 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 Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Maltese Speaking population
Chewa and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 %. 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 Maltese on Chewa vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Maltese Language Codes
Chewa and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.