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Kirundi and Swahili Speaking countries


Swahili and Kirundi Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Burundi, Gambia   
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, Asia   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   

Interesting Facts
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
  • 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
Kinyarwanda Language   
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

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Kirundi and Swahili as Minority Language

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

  • Kirundi 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 Kirundi and Swahili dialects, then you can go to Kirundi vs Swahili Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Kirundi and Swahili Regulators

Kirundi and Swahili speaking countries provide you Kirundi and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Kirundi is not regulated.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Kirundi and Swahili Language History.

Kirundi and Swahili Continents

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

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