Chewa and Meithei
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
India, Manipur
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
Not Available
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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.
- 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
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Zikomo
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Not Available
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Not Available
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Nongale haugatl
Bye
anatsanzikana
Chatcharage
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
Pepani
Not Available
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Pangal
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Chewa people
Meithei people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
ny
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nyan1308
mani1292
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
omp
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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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.
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 Not Available. 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.