Malaysian and Swahili Speaking countries

Malaysian

Swahili

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Malaysia

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

1.4 Second Language

Indonesia

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Thailand

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

1.8 Interesting Facts

One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.

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

Indonesian Language

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

1.10 Derived From

Tamil Language

Arabic Language

Malaysian vs Swahili Countries

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

Malaysian Speaking Countries: Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore.
Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.

So we find that, total number of countries where Malaysian is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4

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

Malaysian and Swahili as Minority Language

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

Malaysian as minority language: Thailand.
Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Malaysian and Swahili Regulators

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

Malaysian and Swahili Continents

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

Malaysian Interesting Facts:

One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.

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