Chinese and Swahili Speaking countries
Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
  
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
  
National Language
China, Taiwan
  
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
  
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
  
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
  
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.
Similar To
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Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
  
Derived From
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Arabic Language
  
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: