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Malaysian and Chewa


Chewa and Malaysian


Countries

Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore  
Malawi, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
2  
13

National Language
Malaysia  
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
Indonesia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Thailand  
Zambia  

Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Indonesian Language  
Zulu language  

Derived From
Tamil Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
32 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hai  
Moni  

Thank You
terima kasih  
Zikomo  

How Are You?
Apa khabar?  
Muli bwanji?  

Good Night
Selamat Malam  
Usiku wabwino  

Good Evening
Selamat Petang  
Madzulo abwino  

Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari  
Masana abwino  

Good Morning
Selamat pagi  
M'mawa wabwino  

Please
sila  
Chonde  

Sorry
maaf  
pepani  

Bye
Selamat tinggal  
anatsanzikana  

I Love You
Saya sayang kamu  
Ndimakukondani  

Excuse Me
Maafkan saya  
Pepani  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bengkulu  
Kasungu  

Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Pekal  
Kikamtunda  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Musi  
Kimaravi  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
3,100,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
24  
20
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
175.00 million  
10
12.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.16 %  
15
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
77.00 million  
12
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
98.00 million  
8
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Bahasa melayu  
Nyanja  

Alternative Names
Bahasa Malaysia  
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  

French Name
malais  
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  

German Name
Malaiisch  
Nyanja-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]  
[ˈtʃewa]  

Ethnicity
Malaysian people  
Chewa people  

History

Origin
c. 683 AD  
15th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
-  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay  
Chewa  

Language Position
54  
99+
27  
25

Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language  
Chewa Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ms  
ny  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
msa  
nya  

ISO 639 2/B
may  
nya  

ISO 639 3
zsm  
nya  

ISO 639 6
may  
nya  

Glottocode
stan1306  
nyan1308  

Linguasphere
No data available  
99-AUS-xaa – xag  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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All Malaysian 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 Malaysian and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Malaysian and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malaysian are spoken in different Malaysian Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malaysian vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu, Pekal. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malaysian and Chewa Speaking population

Malaysian and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % 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 Malaysian and Chewa on Malaysian vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malaysian and Chewa Language Codes

Malaysian and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malaysian and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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