Chewa and Swahili
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Zambia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Zulu language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
Habari za asubuhi
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Pepani
Samahani
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Dar es Salaam
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Kilwa
Native Name
Nyanja
Kiswahili
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
swahili
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Swahili
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]
[swaˈhili]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
15th Century
6th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Swahili
Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language
Swahili Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
nyan1308
swah1254
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Chewa and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Swahili Speaking population
Chewa and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 %. 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 Swahili on Chewa vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Swahili Language Codes
Chewa and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.