Persian and Swahili Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

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

1.4 Second Language

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

1.8 Interesting Facts

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

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

Pashto and Balochi Languages

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

Persian vs Swahili Countries

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

Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.
Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.

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

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

Persian and Swahili as Minority Language

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

Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Persian and Swahili Regulators

Persian and Swahili speaking countries provide you Persian and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan regulates Persian language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Persian and Swahili Language History.

Persian and Swahili Continents

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

Persian Interesting Facts:

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

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 Persian language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages whereas Persian language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.