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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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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Marathi and Chewa Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Marathi and Chewa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Chewa language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Chewa word for "Thank You" is Zikomo. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Chewa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Chewa Difficulty
The Marathi vs Chewa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Chewa Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Marathi and Chewa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Chewa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Chewa time required is 32 weeks.