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Dzongkha and Swahili Speaking countries


Swahili and Dzongkha Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

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

Second Language
India   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
India   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Dzongkha Development Commission   
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   

Interesting Facts
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  
  • 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
Sikkimese Language   
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   

Derived From
Tibetan Language   
Arabic Language   

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Dzongkha and Swahili as Minority Language

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

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

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

Dzongkha and Swahili Regulators

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

Dzongkha and Swahili Continents

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

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