Dutch and Swahili Speaking countries

Dutch

Swahili

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

1.4 Second Language

South Africa

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe, North America, South America

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

France, Germany, Indonesia

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

1.8 Interesting Facts

Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

1.9 Similar To

German and English Languages

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Arabic Language

Dutch vs Swahili Countries

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

Dutch Speaking Countries: Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname.
Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.

So we find that, total number of countries where Dutch is official language is 6 whereas total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4

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

Dutch and Swahili as Minority Language

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

Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Dutch and Swahili Regulators

Dutch and Swahili speaking countries provide you Dutch and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) regulates Dutch language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Dutch and Swahili Language History.

Dutch and Swahili Continents

Thinking about Dutch and Swahili continents in which Dutch and Swahili speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Dutch and Swahili. Most of the Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 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 Dutch and Swahili languages:

Dutch Interesting Facts:

Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.

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 Dutch language was derived from Not Available and is similar to German and English Languages whereas Dutch language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.