Maltese and Chewa
Countries
European Union, Malta
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Malta
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Zambia
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
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Interesting Facts
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects
Zulu language
Derived From
Roman Languages
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Alphabets in
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How Are You?
Kif int?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Masana abwino
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
M'mawa wabwino
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
Chonde
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
Ndimakukondani
Where They Speak
Malta
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Żejtun
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Malta
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Not Present
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
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Malawi, Zambia
Alternative Names
Malti
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
maltais
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Maltesisch
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[mɔːltiːz]
[ˈtʃewa]
Ethnicity
Maltese
Chewa people
Origin
c. 1470
15th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maltese
Chewa
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Chewa Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
malt1254
nyan1308
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Maltese 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 Maltese and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Chewa Speaking population
Maltese and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 % 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 Maltese and Chewa on Maltese vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Chewa Language Codes
Maltese and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.