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Kannada and Swahili Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Karnataka, India
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
Karnataka, India
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
1.4 Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  • 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
Telugu
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language

Kannada vs Swahili Countries

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

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

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

Kannada and Swahili as Minority Language

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

  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.
  • Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Kannada and Swahili Regulators

Kannada and Swahili speaking countries provide you Kannada and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Various academies and the Government of Karnataka regulates Kannada language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Kannada and Swahili Language History.

Kannada and Swahili Continents

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

Kannada Interesting Facts:

  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.

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 Kannada language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Telugu whereas Kannada language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.