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Amharic and Swahili Speaking countries


Swahili and Amharic Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Ethiopia   
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   

Interesting Facts
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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Similar To
Not Available   
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

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Amharic and Swahili as Minority Language

In Amharic and Swahili speaking countries you will get the countries which have Amharic and Swahili as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Amharic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Amharic and Swahili dialects, then you can go to Amharic vs Swahili Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Amharic and Swahili Regulators

Amharic and Swahili speaking countries provide you Amharic and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Amharic is not regulated.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Amharic and Swahili Language History.

Amharic and Swahili Continents

Thinking about Amharic and Swahili continents in which Amharic and Swahili speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Amharic and Swahili. Most of the Amharic speaking countries lie in Africa. While Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Amharic and Swahili languages:

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