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Quechua and Swahili


Swahili and Quechua


Countries

Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru   
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
4   
11

National Language
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru   
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   

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

Speaking Continents
South America   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Quechua-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
31   
13
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
26   
16
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Rimaykullayki   
Habari   

Thank You
Solpayki   
Asante   

How Are You?
Allillanchu   
Habari gani?   

Good Night
Allin tuta   
Usiku mwema   

Good Evening
Wuynas nuchis   
Habari za jioni   

Good Afternoon
Wuynas tardis   
nzuri Alasiri   

Good Morning
Wuynus diyas   
Habari za asubuhi   

Please
Not Available   
tafadhali   

Sorry
Pampachaykuway   
pole   

Bye
bye   
bye   

I Love You
Kuyayki   
nakupenda   

Excuse Me
Pampachaway   
Samahani   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ancash   
Kiunguja   

Where They Speak
Peru   
Zanzibar island   

How Many People Speak
920,000.00   
29
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Huánuco   
Kimrima   

Where They Speak
Peru   
Dar es Salaam   

How Many People Speak
190,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Yaru   
Kimgao   

Where They Speak
Peru   
Kilwa   

How Many People Speak
150,000.00   
25
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.90 million   
99+
150.00 million   
13

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.90 million   
99+
15.00 million   
40

Native Name
Qhichwa   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
North La Paz Quechua   
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili   

French Name
quechua   
swahili   

German Name
Quechua-Sprache   
Swahili   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Quechua   
Swahili people or Waswahili   

History

Origin
16th Century   
6th century   

Language Family
Quechumaran Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Andean Equatorial   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Quechua   
Swahili   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
qu   
sw   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
que   
swa   

ISO 639 2/B
que   
swa   

ISO 639 3
que   
swa   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
quec1387   
swah1254   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
99-AUS-m   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Quechua and Swahili Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Quechua and Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Quechua and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Quechua are spoken in different Quechua Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Quechua vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Quechua dialects include: Ancash, Huánuco. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Quechua and Swahili Speaking population

Quechua and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Quechua and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Quechua and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Quechua and Swahili on Quechua vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Quechua and Swahili Language Codes

Quechua and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Quechua and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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