Japanese and Chewa
Countries
Japan
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Japan
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Africa
Minority Language
Palau
Zambia
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Korean Language
Zulu language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Moni
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
Zikomo
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Masana abwino
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
M'mawa wabwino
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Chonde
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
pepani
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
anatsanzikana
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
Pepani
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hakata
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Kansai
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
kansai
Malawi, Zambia
Alternative Names
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Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
japonais
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Japanisch
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
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Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Chewa people
Language Family
Japonic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Japanese
Chewa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1643
nyan1308
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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All Japanese 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 Japanese and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Chewa Speaking population
Japanese and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Chewa on Japanese vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Chewa Language Codes
Japanese and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.