Filipino and Swahili
Countries
Philippines
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Philippines
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Tagalog Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Spanish Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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How Are You?
Kumusta
Habari gani?
Good Night
magandang gabi
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
Habari za asubuhi
Please
Mangyaring
tafadhali
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
pole
I Love You
Mahal kita
nakupenda
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
Samahani
Where They Speak
Philippines
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Philippines
Dar es Salaam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Philippines
Kilwa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
filipino
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Alternative Names
Pilipino
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
filipino; pilipino
swahili
German Name
Pilipino
Swahili
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
16th Century
6th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Filipino
Swahili
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
sw
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
fili1244
swah1254
Linguasphere
No Data Available
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Filipino and Swahili Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Filipino and Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Filipino and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Filipino are spoken in different Filipino Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Filipino vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Filipino dialects include: Bikol, Hiligaynon. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Filipino and Swahili Speaking population
Filipino and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Filipino and Swahili on Filipino vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Filipino and Swahili Language Codes
Filipino and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Filipino and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.