Maithili and Swahili
Countries
India, Nepal
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
India, Nepal
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Nepal
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
Not Available
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Bhojpuri Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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How Many Consonants
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Writing Direction
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
dhanyabad
Asante
How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Śubharātri
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
shubh sandhya
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Suprabhaat
Habari za asubuhi
I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
nakupenda
Excuse Me
kripaya
Samahani
Dialect 1
Tharuwat
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Nepal
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Madhubani
Kimrima
Where They Speak
North India
Dar es Salaam
Where They Speak
Deoghar, France
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Not Available
Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
maithili
swahili
German Name
Maithili
Swahili
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Maithil
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
14th century
6th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Maithili
Swahili
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data available
sw
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
mait1250
swah1254
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Maithili and Swahili Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Maithili and Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Maithili and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maithili are spoken in different Maithili Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maithili vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat, Madhubani. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maithili and Swahili Speaking population
Maithili and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Maithili and Swahili on Maithili vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maithili and Swahili Language Codes
Maithili and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maithili and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.