Ilocano and Swahili Speaking countries
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
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.
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Arabic Language
  
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:
Ilocano 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 Interesting Facts:
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
The Ilocano language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages whereas Ilocano language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.