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Navajo and Chewa


Chewa and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America   
Malawi, Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
United States of America   
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
North America   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Zambia   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Apache Language   
Zulu language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
34   
24
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh   
Moni   

Thank You
Ahéhee'   
Zikomo   

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   
Muli bwanji?   

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   
Usiku wabwino   

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   
Madzulo abwino   

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh   
Masana abwino   

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní   
M'mawa wabwino   

Please
T'aa shoodi   
Chonde   

Sorry
Not available   
pepani   

Bye
Hágoónee’   
anatsanzikana   

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí   
Ndimakukondani   

Excuse Me
Shoohá   
Pepani   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1   
Kasungu   

Where They Speak
Arizona   
Malawi, Zambia   

Dialect 2
Navajo2   
Kikamtunda   

Where They Speak
New Mexico   
Malawi, Zambia   

Dialect 3
Navajo3   
Kimaravi   

Where They Speak
Utah   
Malawi, Zambia   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.70 million   
99+
12.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
1.70 million   
99+
12.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   
Nyanja   

Alternative Names
Navaho   
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa   

French Name
navaho   
chichewa; chewa; nyanja   

German Name
Navajo-Sprache   
Nyanja-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Navajo people   
Chewa people   

History

Origin
1500 CE   
15th Century   

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Athapascan   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Navajo   
Chewa   

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
nv   
ny   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav   
nya   

ISO 639 2/B
nav   
nya   

ISO 639 3
nav   
nya   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nava1243   
nyan1308   

Linguasphere
No data available   
99-AUS-xaa – xag   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Navajo 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 Navajo and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Chewa Speaking population

Navajo and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo language is Not Available 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 Navajo and Chewa on Navajo vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Navajo and Chewa Language Codes

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

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