Igbo and Swahili Speaking countries
Countries
Nigeria
  
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
  
National Language
Nigeria
  
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
  
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
  
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Not Available
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Arabic Language
  
Igbo and Swahili as Minority Language
In Igbo and Swahili speaking countries you will get the countries which have Igbo and Swahili as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.
- Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Igbo and Swahili dialects, then you can go to Igbo vs Swahili Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Igbo and Swahili Regulators
Igbo and Swahili speaking countries provide you Igbo and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture regulates Igbo language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Igbo and Swahili Language History.
Igbo and Swahili Continents
Thinking about Igbo and Swahili continents in which Igbo and Swahili speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Igbo and Swahili. Most of the Igbo speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Igbo and Swahili languages:
Igbo Interesting Facts:
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Swahili Interesting Facts: