Urdu and Chewa
Countries
India, Pakistan
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Pakistan
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Africa
Minority Language
India
Zambia
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Zulu language
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
Zikomo
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
Masana abwino
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
M'mawa wabwino
Please
براہ مہربانی
Chonde
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
Pepani
Dialect 1
Dakhini
Kasungu
Where They Speak
India
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
India
Malawi, Zambia
Dialect 3
Rekhta
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
South Asia
Malawi, Zambia
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
اُردُو
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Bihari
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
ourdou
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Urdu
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
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Ethnicity
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Chewa people
Origin
12th Century CE
15th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Chewa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
urdu1245
nyan1308
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Urdu 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 Urdu and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Chewa Speaking population
Urdu and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Chewa on Urdu vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Chewa Language Codes
Urdu and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.