Kannada and Chewa
Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Karnataka, India
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Zambia
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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Interesting Facts
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Telugu
Zulu language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Zikomo
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Masana abwino
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
M'mawa wabwino
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Chonde
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
pepani
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
anatsanzikana
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Pepani
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Urali
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
kerala
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
kannada
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Kannada
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
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Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Chewa people
Origin
c. 450
15th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Chewa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1305
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kannada 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 Kannada and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Chewa Speaking population
Kannada and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % 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 Kannada and Chewa on Kannada vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Chewa Language Codes
Kannada and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.