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Chewa
Chewa

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Chewa and Somali Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

Malawi, Zimbabwe
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia

Total No. Of Countries

23
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National Language

Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Somalia

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa
Africa, Middle East

Minority Language

Zambia
Yemen

Regulated By

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National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy

Interesting Facts

  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.

Similar To

Zulu language
Afar and Oromo Language

Derived From

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Arabic Language

Chewa vs Somali Countries

Comparing Chewa vs Somali countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Chewa and Somali languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Chewa is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3

Find if Chewa and Somali are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Chewa and Somali speaking countries will give you the presence of Chewa and Somali languages in different countries. Along with Chewa vs Somali countries, you can also compare Chewa vs Somali.

Chewa and Somali as Minority Language

In Chewa and Somali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Chewa and Somali as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Chewa as minority language: Zambia.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

If you want to compare Chewa and Somali dialects, then you can go to Chewa vs Somali Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Chewa and Somali Regulators

Chewa and Somali speaking countries provide you Chewa and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. regulates Chewa language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Chewa and Somali Language History.

Chewa and Somali Continents

Thinking about Chewa and Somali continents in which Chewa and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Chewa and Somali. Most of the Chewa speaking countries lie in Africa. While Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Chewa and Somali languages:

Chewa Interesting Facts:

  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.

Somali Interesting Facts:

  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.

The Chewa language was derived from and is similar to Zulu language whereas Chewa language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.