Chewa and Navajo
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
United States of America
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
United States of America
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
North America
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.
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
Similar To
Zulu language
Apache Language
Alphabets in
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How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
Yá'át'ééh
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Yá'át'ééh abíní
Please
Chonde
T'aa shoodi
Bye
anatsanzikana
Hágoónee’
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Ayóó ánííníshí
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Navajo1
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Arizona
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Navajo2
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
New Mexico
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Navajo3
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Utah
Native Name
Nyanja
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Navaho
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
navaho
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Navajo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]
[ˈnævəhoʊ]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Navajo people
Origin
15th Century
1500 CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Athapascan
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Navajo
Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language
Navajo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nyan1308
nava1243
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
All Chewa and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Navajo Speaking population
Chewa and Navajo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Navajo languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Navajo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 %. 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 Navajo on Chewa vs Navajo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Navajo Language Codes
Chewa and Navajo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Navajo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.