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Chewa and Swahili Speaking countries


Swahili and Chewa Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe   
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
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
Zambia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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

Interesting Facts
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
  • 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
Zulu language   
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

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Chewa and Swahili as Minority Language

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

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

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

Chewa and Swahili Regulators

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

Chewa and Swahili Continents

Thinking about Chewa and Swahili continents in which Chewa and Swahili speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Chewa and Swahili. Most of the Chewa 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 Chewa and Swahili languages:

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