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Nepali and Swahili Speaking countries


Swahili and Nepali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal   
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

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

Second Language
Republic of Brazil   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
People's Republic of China   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal   
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   

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.
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Similar To
Hindi   
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Arabic Language   

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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:

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