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Malaysian and Swahili Speaking countries


Swahili and Malaysian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
4   
11

National Language
Malaysia   
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   

Second Language
Indonesia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Thailand   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka   
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   

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.
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Similar To
Indonesian Language   
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   

Derived From
Tamil Language   
Arabic Language   

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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:

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