Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Zambia
Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
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Interesting Facts
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
French and Portuguese Languages
Zulu language
Alphabets in
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
Come stai?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
buonanotte
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
buonasera
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio
Masana abwino
Good Morning
buongiorno
M'mawa wabwino
Bye
arrivederci
anatsanzikana
I Love You
Ti amo
Ndimakukondani
Dialect 1
Romanesco
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Lazio
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Central Italian
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Tuscan
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
Malawi, Zambia
Native Name
Italiano
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Italiano
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
italien
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Italienisch
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]
[ˈtʃewa]
Ethnicity
Italians
Chewa people
Origin
960 BC
15th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Italian
Chewa
Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Chewa Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
ital1282
nyan1308
Linguasphere
51-AAA-q
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All Italian 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 Italian and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Italian and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Italian are spoken in different Italian Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Italian vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Italian dialects include: Romanesco, Central Italian. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Italian and Chewa Speaking population
Italian and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % 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 Italian and Chewa on Italian vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Italian and Chewa Language Codes
Italian and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Italian and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.