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How many people speak Chewa and Swahili?


Swahili and Chewa speaking population


How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
12.00 million  
99+
150.00 million  
13

Speaking Population
0.17 %  
99+
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
12.00 million  
99+
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
1.50 million  
99+
75.00 million  
14

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  

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Chewa native speakers vs Swahili native speakers

How many people speak Chewa and Swahili languages tells about Chewa native speakers vs Swahili native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 12.00 million people speak Chewa as native language while 15.00 million people speak Swahili as native language. You can also go to Chewa vs Swahili Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Chewa and Swahili language. In some regions, Chewa and Swahili languages are used as second language. There are 1.50 million speakers who use Chewa as second language and 75.00 million speakers who use Swahili as second language.

Native Names of Chewa and Swahili

Native names are used in the Chewa and Swahili Speaking Countries. Both Chewa and Swahili languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Chewa and Swahili you will get to know the native names of Chewa and Swahili languages. The native name of Chewa is Nyanja and native name of Swahili is Kiswahili. The alternative names of Chewa and Swahili languages are as follows:

The French name of Chewa is chichewa; chewa; nyanja whereas German name of Chewa is Nyanja-Sprache. The German name of Swahili is Swahili whereas French name of Swahili is chichewa; chewa; nyanja.

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