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How Chichewa and Tswana compare

Shared writing system

Chichewa and Tswana are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.

Related languages

Both Chichewa and Tswana belong to the Niger-Congo language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.

Matching sentence structure

Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

Chichewa: Approximately 12-15 million speakers, with about 9 million in Malawi as native speakers. Tswana: Approximately 8.2 million speakers.

Common Chichewa phrases in Tswana

Everyday phrases translated from Chichewa to Tswana — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Moni
Dumela
Mmawa wabwino
Moso o montle
Masana abwino
Dumela thapama
Madzulo abwino
Maitsiboa a mantle
Usiku wabwino
Robala sentle
Chabwino
Salang sentle
Tiwonana nthawi ina
Re tla bonana moragonyana
Tikuwonani mawa
Re tla bonana ka moso
Takulandirani
O amogetswe
Muli bwanji?
O tsogile jang?
Ndili bwino, zikomo
Ke siame, ke a leboga
Khalani ndi tsiku labwino
Nna le letsatsi le le monate

Courtesy

Chonde
Tsweetswee
Zikomo
Ke a leboga
Zikomo kwambiri
Re leboga go menagane
Mwalandiridwa
O amogelesegile
Inde
Ee
Ayi
Nnyaa
Pepani
Tshwarelo
Pepani
Ke maswabi
Palibe vuto
Ga go na bothata
Inde
Ee
Zabwino zonse
Rea go akgola
Zabwino zonse
Re go lakaletsa masego

Introductions

Dzina lako ndani?
Leina la gago ke mang?
Ndasangalala kukudziwani
Ke itumelela go go itse
Kodi mukuchokera kuti?
O tswa kae?
Muli ndi zaka zingati?
O na le dingwaga tse kae?
Ndine wophunzira
Ke moithuti
Ndili pano patchuthi
Ke fano ka malatsi a boikhutso
Ndabwera kudzagwira ntchito
Ke fano ka ntlha ya tiro
Uyu ndi mnzanga
Yo ke tsala ya me

Numbers

Mmodzi
Nngwe
Awiri
Tse pedi
Atatu
Tse tharo
Zinayi
Nne
Asanu
Tlhano
Zisanu ndi chimodzi
Thataro
Zisanu ndi ziwiri
Supa
Eyiti
Robedi
Zisanu ndi zinayi
Robongwe
Khumi
Lesome
Zana limodzi
Lekgolo
Chikwi chimodzi
Sekete

Time and dates

Lero
Gompieno
Mawa
Ka moso
Dzulo
Maabane
Tsopano
Jaanong
Kenako
Moragonyana
Ndi nthawi yanji?
Ke nako mang?
M'mawa
Mo mosong
Madzulo
Maitsiboa
Lolemba
Mosupologo
Lachisanu
Labotlhano
Sabata yamawa
Beke e e tlang
Ola limodzi
Ura e le nngwe

Directions and travel

Bafa ili kuti?
Ntlwana ya botlhapelo e kae?
Kodi kokwerera masitima apamtunda kuli kuti?
Seteišene sa terena se kae?
Bwalo la ndege lili kuti?
Boemelafofane bo kae?
Ndikafika bwanji kumeneko?
Ke tla ya jang koo?
Tembenukira kumanzere
Retologela ka fa molemeng
Tembenukira kumanja
Retologela ka fa mojeng
Pitani molunjika patsogolo
Tswelela ka tlhamalalo
Ili pafupi
E gaufi
Ndi patali
Go kgakala
Ndatayika
Ke latlhegile
Ndikufuna taxi
Ke tlhoka thekisi
Kodi tikiti ndingagule kuti?
Nka reka thekethe kae?
Kodi tikiti ndi zingati?
Thekethe ke bokae?
Kodi kuyenda kuli bwino?
A go babalesegile go tsamaya?

Food and restaurants

Ndili ndi njala
Ke tshwerwe ke tlala
Ndili ndi ludzu
Ke nyorilwe
Madzi, chonde
Metsi, tsweetswee
Tebulo la anthu awiri chonde
Tafole ya batho ba le babedi, tsweetswee
Zosankha, chonde
Menyu, tsweetswee
Kodi mumapangira chiyani?
O akantsha eng?
Ndikufuna izi
Nka rata seno
Ndi zokoma
E monate
Bilu, chonde
Molaotlhomo, tsweetswee
Sindidya nyama
Ga ke je nama
Ndimadana ndi chakudya
Ke na le aleji ya dijo
Khofi
Kofi
Tiyi
Teye
Mkate
Borotho

Shopping and money

Kodi izi zimawononga ndalama zingati?
Se se ja bokae?
Ndiokwera mtengo kwambiri
E tura thata
Kodi mumavomereza ma kirediti kadi?
A o amogela dikarata tsa sekoloto?
Ndikungoyang'ana
Ke batla fela
Nditenga
Ke tla e tsaya
Tsegulani
Bula
Chotsekedwa
E tswetswe
Polowera
Botseno
Tulukani
Tswa
Kodi msika uli kuti?
Mmaraka o kae?

Emergency and health

Thandizo
Thuso
Itanani dokotala
Leletsa ngaka
Itanani apolisi
Leletsa mapodisi
Ndikufuna thandizo
Ke kopa thuso
Ndikudwala
Ke a lwala
Chipatala chili kuti?
Kokelo e kae?
Malo ogulitsa mankhwala ali kuti?
Khemisi e kae?
Zikupweteka apa
Go botlhoko fa
Ndikufuna dokotala
Ke tlhoka ngaka
Kodi pali chipatala pafupi?
A go na le bookelo gaufi?

Getting help with language

Mumalankhula Chingerezi?
A o kgona Sekgowa?
Sindikumvetsa
Ga ke tlhaloganye
Ndikumvetsa
Ke a tlhaloganya
Chonde lankhulani pang'onopang'ono
Ke kopa o bue ka iketlo
Chonde bwerezaninso zimenezo
Tsweetswee boeletsa seo
Chonde lembani
Tsweetswee e kwale
Kodi izi zikutanthauza chiyani?
Seno se kaya eng?
Mukunena bwanji izi?
O bua jang se?
Ndikuphunzira
Ke ithuta
Ndimayankhula pang'ono
Ke bua go le gonnye
Kodi mungandithandize?
A o ka nthusa?
Sindikudziwa
Ga ke itse

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Tswana Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken in Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin script.

Vowels

aeiou

Consonants

bdfghjklmnprstvwyz

Phonetics

Features a rich consonant system, including clicks and implosives.

Grammar and Syntax

Follows Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) order. Utilizes noun classes and concord systems.

Loanwords

Includes loanwords from English and Afrikaans.

Language Family

Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo language family.

Writing Systems

Latin script.

Writing System History

Standardized during the colonial period with contributions from missionaries.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 8.2 million speakers.

About Chichewa Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Malawi (official language), with communities in Zambia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with 24 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh'i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'u - pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnprstvwyz

Phonetics

Features 5 vowels and 17 consonants, with distinctive tone patterns that affect word meaning (high, low, falling tones).

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Extensive use of noun class system with 18 classes affecting agreement patterns.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from English, Portuguese, Arabic, and other Bantu languages.

Language Family

Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, closely related to other central African Bantu languages.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script introduced by missionaries in the 19th century.

Writing System History

Adopted Latin script in the 1800s when Christian missionaries began transcribing the language.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 12-15 million speakers, with about 9 million in Malawi as native speakers.

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