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Indonesian and Swahili Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Indonesia
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
14
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Indonesia
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
1.4 Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
1.9 Similar To
Malay language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
Arabic Language

Indonesian vs Swahili Countries

Comparing Indonesian vs Swahili countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Indonesian and Swahili languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Indonesian is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4

Find if Indonesian and Swahili are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Indonesian and Swahili speaking countries will give you the presence of Indonesian and Swahili languages in different countries. Along with Indonesian vs Swahili countries, you can also compare Indonesian vs Swahili.

Indonesian and Swahili as Minority Language

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

  • Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
  • Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Indonesian and Swahili Regulators

Indonesian and Swahili speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Indonesian and Swahili Language History.

Indonesian and Swahili Continents

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

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.

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 Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.