Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
India
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Zambia
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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Interesting Facts
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Zulu language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Zikomo
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Masana abwino
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
M'mawa wabwino
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Chonde
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
pepani
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
anatsanzikana
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Pepani
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Kokan
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Malawi, Zambia
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
marathe
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Marathi
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[ˈtʃewa]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Chewa people
Origin
10th century
15th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Marathi
Chewa
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Chewa Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
mara1378
nyan1308
Linguasphere
omr
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Marathi 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 Marathi and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Marathi and Chewa Speaking population
Marathi and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Chewa on Marathi vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Marathi and Chewa Language Codes
Marathi and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.