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Slovak and Chewa


Chewa and Slovak


Countries

Countries
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia  
Malawi, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia  
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine  
Zambia  

Regulated By
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic  
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Interesting Facts
  • Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
  • Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
  
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Czech Language  
Zulu language  

Derived From
Czech-Slovak Language  
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
46  
26
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15  
12
5  
2

How Many Consonants
38  
27
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
32 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Ahoj  
Moni  

Thank You
Ďakujem vám  
Zikomo  

How Are You?
Ako sa máte?  
Muli bwanji?  

Good Night
Dobrú noc  
Usiku wabwino  

Good Evening
Dobrý večer  
Madzulo abwino  

Good Afternoon
Dobré popoludnie  
Masana abwino  

Good Morning
Dobré ráno  
M'mawa wabwino  

Please
Prosím  
Chonde  

Sorry
Pardón!  
pepani  

Bye
Dovidenia  
anatsanzikana  

I Love You
Ľúbim Ťa  
Ndimakukondani  

Excuse Me
Prepáčte!  
Pepani  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Slovak  
Kasungu  

Where They Speak
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
99+
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Central Slovak  
Kikamtunda  

Where They Speak
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Western Slovak  
Kimaravi  

Where They Speak
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
37
1,200,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
5  
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
5.20 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
slovenčina  
Nyanja  

Alternative Names
Slovakian, Slovencina  
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  

French Name
slovaque  
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  

German Name
Slowakisch  
Nyanja-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈsləʊvæk]  
[ˈtʃewa]  

Ethnicity
Slovaks  
Chewa people  

History

Origin
6th Century  
15th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Slavic  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Western  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Slavic  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Slovak  
Chewa  

Language Position
27  
25
27  
25

Signed Forms
Slovak Sign Language  
Chewa Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sk  
ny  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
slk  
nya  

ISO 639 2/B
slo  
nya  

ISO 639 3
slk  
nya  

ISO 639 6
slk  
nya  

Glottocode
slov1269  
nyan1308  

Linguasphere
53-AAA-db  
99-AUS-xaa – xag  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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

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Slovak and Chewa Speaking population

Slovak and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Slovak and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Slovak and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Slovak language is 0.14 % 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 Slovak and Chewa on Slovak vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Slovak and Chewa Language Codes

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

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