Madurese and Chewa
Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Zambia
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
Zulu language
Alphabets in
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Thank You
matur nuwun
Zikomo
How Are You?
piye kabare?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
wengi sing apik
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
M'mawa wabwino
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
pepani
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
Pepani
Dialect 1
Kangean
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Bawean
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Malawi, Zambia
Native Name
Madurese
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
madourais
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Maduresisch
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[madura]
[ˈtʃewa]
Ethnicity
Madurese
Chewa people
Origin
8th Century AD
15th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Madurese
Chewa
Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language
Chewa Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ny
Glottocode
madu1247
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 Madurese 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 Madurese and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Madurese and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Madurese are spoken in different Madurese Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Madurese vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Madurese dialects include: Kangean, Bawean. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Madurese and Chewa Speaking population
Madurese and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % 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 Madurese and Chewa on Madurese vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Madurese and Chewa Language Codes
Madurese and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Madurese and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.