Swahili and Chewa
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Zambia
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Zulu language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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How Are You?
Habari gani?
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Masana abwino
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
M'mawa wabwino
I Love You
nakupenda
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
Samahani
Pepani
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Malawi, Zambia
Native Name
Kiswahili
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
swahili
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Swahili
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[ˈtʃewa]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Chewa people
Origin
6th century
15th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Chewa
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Chewa Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
swah1254
nyan1308
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Swahili 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 Swahili and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Chewa Speaking population
Swahili and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % 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 Swahili and Chewa on Swahili vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Chewa Language Codes
Swahili and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.