Irish and Chewa
Countries
European Union, Ireland
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Ireland
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Zambia
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
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Interesting Facts
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Zulu language
Alphabets in
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Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Zikomo
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
M'mawa wabwino
Please
le do thoil
Chonde
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Pepani
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Connacht
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Munster
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Ulster
Malawi, Zambia
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
irlandais moyen
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Mittelirisch
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[ˈtʃewa]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Chewa people
Origin
c. 750
15th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
No early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Chewa
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Chewa Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
iris1253
nyan1308
Linguasphere
50-AAA
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Irish 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 Irish and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Chewa Speaking population
Irish and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % 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 Irish and Chewa on Irish vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Chewa Language Codes
Irish and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.