Somali and Chewa
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Somalia
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa
Minority Language
Yemen
Zambia
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Zulu language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Zikomo
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Evening Good
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
M'mawa wabwino
Bye
caraysiiyo
anatsanzikana
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Pepani
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Malawi, Zambia
Native Name
af Soomaali
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
somali
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Somali
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[ˈtʃewa]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Chewa people
Origin
19th century
15th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Chewa
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Chewa Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data available
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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All Somali 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 Somali and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Chewa Speaking population
Somali and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % 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 Somali and Chewa on Somali vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Chewa Language Codes
Somali and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.