Malagasy and Swahili Speaking countries
Countries
Madagascar
  
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
  
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
  
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
  
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
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
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Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
  
Derived From
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Arabic Language
  
Malagasy and Swahili as Minority Language
In Malagasy and Swahili speaking countries you will get the countries which have Malagasy and Swahili as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Malagasy 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 Malagasy and Swahili dialects, then you can go to Malagasy vs Swahili Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Malagasy and Swahili Regulators
Malagasy and Swahili speaking countries provide you Malagasy and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Malagasy is not regulated.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Malagasy and Swahili Language History.
Malagasy and Swahili Continents
Thinking about Malagasy and Swahili continents in which Malagasy and Swahili speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Malagasy and Swahili. Most of the Malagasy speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Malagasy and Swahili languages:
Malagasy Interesting Facts:
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Swahili Interesting Facts: