Chewa and Somali
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
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
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Zikomo
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Subax wanaagsan
Bye
anatsanzikana
caraysiiyo
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Pepani
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Standard Somali
Native Name
Nyanja
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
somali
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Somali
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Somalis
Origin
15th Century
19th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Cushitic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Somali
Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nyan1308
soma1255
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Chewa and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Somali Speaking population
Chewa and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. 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 Somali on Chewa vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Somali Language Codes
Chewa and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.