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Ilocano and Swahili Speaking countries


Swahili and Ilocano Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Philippines   
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
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language   
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • 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
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

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Ilocano and Swahili as Minority Language

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

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

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

Ilocano and Swahili Regulators

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

Ilocano and Swahili Continents

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

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