Chewa and Yoruba
Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Zambia
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
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Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Zulu language
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Alphabets in
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
e kaasan
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
e kaaro
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
Pepani
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Nigeria
Native Name
Nyanja
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
yoruba
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Yoruba people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Chewa
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nyan1308
yoru1245
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Chewa and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Yoruba Speaking population
Chewa and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba 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 Yoruba on Chewa vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Yoruba Language Codes
Chewa and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.