Persian and Swahili Speaking countries
Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
Similar To
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Arabic Language
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.