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Chewa and Meithei


Meithei and Chewa


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Zambia  
Assam, Manipur, Tripura  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Zulu language  
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
31  
13
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
18  
8
15  
5

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
32 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Moni  
Khurumjari  

Thank You
Zikomo  
Yamna nungaijare  

How Are You?
Muli bwanji?  
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?  

Good Night
Usiku wabwino  
Athengba Ahing  

Good Evening
Madzulo abwino  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
Masana abwino  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
Chonde  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
pepani  
Saobiganu  

Bye
anatsanzikana  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Ndimakukondani  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
Pepani  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kasungu  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
12,000,000.00  
35
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Kikamtunda  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kimaravi  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
12.00 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Nyanja  
মৈইতৈইলোন  

Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna  

French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  
Meithei  

German Name
Nyanja-Sprache  
Meithei  

Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Chewa people  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
15th Century  
1700  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Bantu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Chewa  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
27  
25
38  
35

Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
ny  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nya  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
nya  
mni  

ISO 639 3
nya  
mni  

ISO 639 6
nya  
mni  

Glottocode
nyan1308  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Chewa and Meithei 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 Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Chewa and Meithei Speaking population

Chewa and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 %. 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 Meithei on Chewa vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Chewa and Meithei Language Codes

Chewa and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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