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Quechua and Chewa


Chewa and Quechua


Countries

Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru  
Malawi, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru  
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

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

Speaking Continents
South America  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Zambia  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Aymara and Guarani Languages  
Zulu language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
26  
16
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
32 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Rimaykullayki  
Moni  

Thank You
Solpayki  
Zikomo  

How Are You?
Allillanchu  
Muli bwanji?  

Good Night
Allin tuta  
Usiku wabwino  

Good Evening
Wuynas nuchis  
Madzulo abwino  

Good Afternoon
Wuynas tardis  
Masana abwino  

Good Morning
Wuynus diyas  
M'mawa wabwino  

Please
jamuspa  
Chonde  

Sorry
Pampachaykuway  
pepani  

Bye
bye  
anatsanzikana  

I Love You
Kuyayki  
Ndimakukondani  

Excuse Me
Pampachaway  
Pepani  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ancash  
Kasungu  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
920,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Huánuco  
Kikamtunda  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
190,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Yaru  
Kimaravi  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.90 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
Qhichwa  
Nyanja  

Alternative Names
North La Paz Quechua  
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  

French Name
quechua  
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  

German Name
Quechua-Sprache  
Nyanja-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈketʃwa]  
[ˈtʃewa]  

Ethnicity
Quechua  
Chewa people  

History

Origin
16th Century  
15th Century  

Language Family
Quechumaran Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Andean Equatorial  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Quechua  
Chewa  

Language Position
23  
21
27  
25

Signed Forms
Signed Quechua  
Chewa Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
qu  
ny  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
que  
nya  

ISO 639 2/B
que  
nya  

ISO 639 3
que  
nya  

ISO 639 6
que  
nya  

Glottocode
quec1387  
nyan1308  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
99-AUS-xaa – xag  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Quechua and Chewa Speaking population

Quechua and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Quechua and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Quechua and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 % 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 Quechua and Chewa on Quechua vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Quechua and Chewa Language Codes

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

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