Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
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
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Zambia
Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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Interesting Facts
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Zulu language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)
Zikomo
How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Masana abwino
Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
M'mawa wabwino
Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
Chonde
Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
pepani
Bye
വിട (viṭa)
anatsanzikana
I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Pepani
Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Mappila
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
India
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
France, kerala
Malawi, Zambia
Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
malayalam
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Malayalam
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[mɐləjaːɭɐm]
[ˈtʃewa]
Ethnicity
Malayali
Chewa people
Origin
9th Century
15th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early form
No early forms
Standard Forms
Malayalam
Chewa
Signed Forms
Signed Malayalam
Chewa Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
mala1464
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Malayalam 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 Malayalam and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malayalam and Chewa Speaking population
Malayalam and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % 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 Malayalam and Chewa on Malayalam vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malayalam and Chewa Language Codes
Malayalam and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.