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Kannada and Chewa


Chewa and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Malawi, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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  
-  

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  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
49  
29
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
5  
2

How Many Consonants
35  
25
18  
8

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
32 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
Moni  

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Kasungu  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Urali  
Kikamtunda  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Kimaravi  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
12.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
1.50 million  
99+

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]  
[ˈtʃewa]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Chewa people  

History

Origin
c. 450  
15th Century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Chewa  

Language Position
31  
29
27  
25

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Chewa Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
ny  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
nya  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
nya  

ISO 639 3
kan  
nya  

ISO 639 6
kan  
nya  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
nyan1308  

Linguasphere
No data available  
99-AUS-xaa – xag  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

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.

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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.

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