Chewa

Summary

Chewa is a natural language^[1]. Chewa draws 221 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #167 of 734).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chewa is in the country of Malawi^[3].
• Chewa is in the country of Mozambique^[4].
• Chewa is in the country of Zambia^[5].
• Chewa's instance of is recorded as natural language^[6].
• Chewa's instance of is recorded as modern language^[7].
• Chewa is a type of Nyasa^[8].
• Chewa's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[9].
• Chewa's Commons category is recorded as Chewa language^[10].
• Chewa's Wikimedia language code is recorded as ny^[11].
• Chewa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -13, 'lon': 34}^[12].
• Chewa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chewa language^[13].
• Chewa's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+12000000'}^[14].
• Chewa's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ny', 'text': 'Chilankhulo cha Chichewa'}^[15].
• Chewa's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ny', 'text': 'Chicheŵa'}^[16].
• Chewa's UNESCO language status is recorded as 1 safe^[17].
• Chewa's indigenous to is recorded as Central Region^[18].
• Chewa's indigenous to is recorded as Niassa Province^[19].
• Chewa's indigenous to is recorded as Zambezia Province^[20].
• Chewa's indigenous to is recorded as Tete Province^[21].
• Chewa's indigenous to is recorded as Central Province^[22].
• Chewa's indigenous to is recorded as Eastern Province^[23].
• Chewa's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/NYA^[24].
• Chewa's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 3 Wider Communication^[25].
• Chewa's linguistic typology is recorded as subject–verb–object^[26].
• Chewa's linguistic typology is recorded as agglutinative language^[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language^[6] and modern language^[7]. Chewa is a type of Nyasa^[8].

Why It Matters

Chewa draws 221 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #167 of 734).^[2] Chewa has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Chewa is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]