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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
-  
-  

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
-  
-  

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
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
32 weeks  
11

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
Nízhdził  
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  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Navajo2  
Kikamtunda  

Where They Speak
New Mexico  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Navajo3  
Kimaravi  

Where They Speak
Utah  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
120,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

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
0.05 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.70 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.17 million  
99+
1.50 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
[ˈnævəhoʊ]  
[ˈtʃewa]  

Ethnicity
Navajo people  
Chewa people  

History

Origin
1500 CE  
15th Century  

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Athapascan  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Navajo  
Chewa  

Language Position
29  
27
27  
25

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language  
Chewa Sign Language  

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
nav  
nya  

Glottocode
nava1243  
nyan1308  

Linguasphere
No data available  
99-AUS-xaa – xag  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  
-  

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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 0.05 % 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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