Marathi and Swahili Speaking countries

Marathi

Swahili

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

India

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

1.4 Second Language

Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Israel, Mauritius

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

1.8 Interesting Facts

Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

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

Konkani Language

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

1.10 Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Arabic Language

Marathi vs Swahili Countries

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

Marathi Speaking Countries: Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra.
Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.

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

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

Marathi and Swahili as Minority Language

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

Marathi as minority language: Israel, Mauritius.
Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Marathi and Swahili Regulators

Marathi and Swahili speaking countries provide you Marathi and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad regulates Marathi language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Marathi and Swahili Language History.

Marathi and Swahili Continents

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

Marathi Interesting Facts:

Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

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 Marathi language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Konkani Language whereas Marathi language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.