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Xhosa and Chewa


Chewa and Xhosa


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Malawi, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
South Africa  
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa  

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho  
Zambia  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele  
Zulu language  

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
43  
32
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
32 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Molo  
Moni  

Thank You
Ndiyabulela  
Zikomo  

How Are You?
Unjani  
Muli bwanji?  

Good Night
Ulale kakuhle  
Usiku wabwino  

Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle  
Madzulo abwino  

Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle  
Masana abwino  

Good Morning
Molo  
M'mawa wabwino  

Please
Ndicela  
Chonde  

Sorry
Ndicela uxolo  
pepani  

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle  
anatsanzikana  

I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda  
Ndimakukondani  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Pepani  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gcaleka  
Kasungu  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
19,000,000.00  
30
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Thembu  
Kikamtunda  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
19,000,000.00  
27
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Hlubi  
Kimaravi  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Malawi, Zambia  

How Many People Speak
19.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
20.00 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.20 million  
99+
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
1.50 million  
99+

Native Name
isiXhosa  
Nyanja  

Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa  
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa  

French Name
xhosa  
chichewa; chewa; nyanja  

German Name
Xhosa-Sprache  
Nyanja-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]  
[ˈtʃewa]  

Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca  
Chewa people  

History

Origin
16th Century  
15th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Bantu  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
isiXhosa  
Chewa  

Language Position
21  
19
27  
25

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa  
Chewa Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
xh  
ny  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho  
nya  

ISO 639 2/B
xho  
nya  

ISO 639 3
xho  
nya  

ISO 639 6
xho  
nya  

Glottocode
xhos1239  
nyan1308  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa  
99-AUS-xaa – xag  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Xhosa and Chewa Speaking population

Xhosa and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Chewa on Xhosa vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Xhosa and Chewa Language Codes

Xhosa and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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