Sundanese and Chewa
Countries
West Java
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Indonesia
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Zambia
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Madurese and Malay Languages
Zulu language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin, Sundanese
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Wilujeng kulem
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing
M'mawa wabwino
Bye
Wilujeng angkat
anatsanzikana
I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Ndimakukondani
Dialect 1
Western dialect
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Banten
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Northern dialect
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Bogor
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Priangan dialect
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Bandung
Malawi, Zambia
Native Name
Not Available
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
soundanais
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Sundanesisch
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Chewa people
Origin
5th century AD
15th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Sundanese
Chewa
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
sund1251
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Sundanese 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 Sundanese and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Sundanese and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sundanese are spoken in different Sundanese Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sundanese vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect, Northern dialect. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sundanese and Chewa Speaking population
Sundanese and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % 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 Sundanese and Chewa on Sundanese vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sundanese and Chewa Language Codes
Sundanese and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sundanese and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.