Thai and Chewa
Countries
Thailand
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Thailand
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
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Zambia
Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
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Interesting Facts
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Lao Language
Zulu language
Derived From
Khmer Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Moni
Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
Zikomo
How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Masana abwino
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
M'mawa wabwino
Please
โปรด (Pord)
Chonde
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
pepani
Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
anatsanzikana
I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Pepani
Where They Speak
Isan
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 2
Northern Thai
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Southern Thai
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
Malawi, Zambia
Native Name
ภาษาไทย
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
thaï
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Thailändisch
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
[ˈtʃewa]
Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Chewa people
Origin
1283 CE
15th Century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Old Thai
No early forms
Standard Forms
Thai
Chewa
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
Chewa Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
thai1261
nyan1308
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Thai 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 Thai and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Thai and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Thai are spoken in different Thai Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Thai vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Thai dialects include: Isan, Northern Thai. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Thai and Chewa Speaking population
Thai and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % 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 Thai and Chewa on Thai vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Thai and Chewa Language Codes
Thai and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Thai and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.