Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Zambia
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
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Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Zulu language
Tamil
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Zikomo
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
Chonde
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
pepani
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
anatsanzikana
బై (Bai)
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
Pepani
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
Nyanja
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
télougou
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Telugu people
Origin
15th Century
c. 575
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Chewa
Telugu
Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nyan1308
telu1262
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 Telugu 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 Telugu dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Telugu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Telugu Dialects are spoken in different Telugu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Telugu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Telugu dialects include: Waddar , Chenchu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Telugu Speaking population
Chewa and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Telugu on Chewa vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Telugu Language Codes
Chewa and Telugu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Telugu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.