×

Chinese
Chinese

Swahili
Swahili



ADD
Compare
X
Chinese
X
Swahili

Chinese and Swahili Speaking countries

Add ⊕
1 Countries
1.1 Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
54
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.4 National Language
China, Taiwan
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
1.5 Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.6 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.7 Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.8 Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
1.9 Interesting Facts
  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
1.10 Similar To
Not Available
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
1.11 Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language

Chinese vs Swahili Countries

Comparing Chinese vs Swahili countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Chinese and Swahili languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Chinese is official language is 5 whereas total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4

Find if Chinese and Swahili are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Chinese and Swahili speaking countries will give you the presence of Chinese and Swahili languages in different countries. Along with Chinese vs Swahili countries, you can also compare Chinese vs Swahili.

Chinese and Swahili as Minority Language

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

  • Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
  • Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Chinese and Swahili Regulators

Chinese and Swahili speaking countries provide you Chinese and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council regulates Chinese language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Chinese and Swahili Language History.

Chinese and Swahili Continents

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

Chinese Interesting Facts:

  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.

Swahili Interesting Facts:

  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    • The Chinese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Chinese language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.