Indonesian and Chewa
Countries
Indonesia
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Indonesia
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Zambia
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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Interesting Facts
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Malay language
Zulu language
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Terima kasih
Zikomo
How Are You?
Apa kabar?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Selamat Malam
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Malam yang baik
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Selamat Pagi
M'mawa wabwino
Please
mohon Untuk
Chonde
Bye
Selamat tinggal
anatsanzikana
I Love You
Aku cinta kamu
Ndimakukondani
Dialect 1
Sundanese
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Balinese
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Minangkabau
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Bahasa Melayu
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
indonésien
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Bahasa Indonesia
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Indonesians
Chewa people
Origin
7th Century
15th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
Old Malay
No early forms
Standard Forms
Indonesian
Chewa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
indo1316
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Indonesian and Chewa 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 Indonesian and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Indonesian and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Indonesian are spoken in different Indonesian Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Indonesian vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese, Balinese. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Indonesian and Chewa Speaking population
Indonesian and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Indonesian and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Indonesian and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 %. 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 Indonesian and Chewa on Indonesian vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Indonesian and Chewa Language Codes
Indonesian and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Indonesian and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.