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Nepali and Swahili Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Nepal
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
24
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Nepal
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
1.4 Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
People's Republic of China
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
  • 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
Hindi
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language

Nepali vs Swahili Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Nepali is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4

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

Nepali and Swahili as Minority Language

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

  • Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.
  • Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Nepali and Swahili Regulators

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

Nepali and Swahili Continents

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

Nepali Interesting Facts:

  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.

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