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Sindhi and Swahili


Swahili and Sindhi


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
India, Pakistan, Sindh   
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
Asia   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority   
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   

Interesting Facts
  • The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  
  • 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
Gujarati   
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   

Derived From
Prakrit Language   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
64   
37
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
5   
2

How Many Consonants
42   
31
21   
11

Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Assalam O Alaikum   
Habari   

Thank You
Meharbani   
Asante   

How Are You?
Kehra haal aahin   
Habari gani?   

Good Night
tava kia aayo   
Usiku mwema   

Good Evening
Sham Jo Salam   
Habari za jioni   

Good Afternoon
Assalam o Alaikum   
nzuri Alasiri   

Good Morning
Subho Bakhair   
Habari za asubuhi   

Please
Mehrbani   
tafadhali   

Sorry
Moon khe afsos aahe   
pole   

Bye
Allah Wahi   
bye   

I Love You
Man tokhe prem karyan ti   
nakupenda   

Excuse Me
Maaf Kajo   
Samahani   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Siraiki   
Kiunguja   

Where They Speak
Upper Sindh   
Zanzibar island   

Dialect 2
Vicholi   
Kimrima   

Where They Speak
Central Sindh   
Dar es Salaam   

Dialect 3
Lari   
Kimgao   

Where They Speak
Lower Sindh   
Kilwa   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
29.00 million   
37
150.00 million   
13

Speaking Population
0.39 %   
34
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
15.00 million   
40

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili   

French Name
sindhi   
swahili   

German Name
Sindhi-Sprache   
Swahili   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Swahili people or Waswahili   

History

Origin
711 A.D   
6th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Indic   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Sindhi   
Swahili   

Language Position
50   
37
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
sd   
sw   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
snd   
swa   

ISO 639 2/B
snd   
swa   

ISO 639 3
snd   
swa   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sind1272   
swah1254   

Linguasphere
No data available   
99-AUS-m   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Sindhi 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 Sindhi and Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Sindhi and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sindhi are spoken in different Sindhi Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sindhi vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sindhi dialects include: Siraiki, Vicholi. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sindhi and Swahili Speaking population

Sindhi and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sindhi and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Sindhi and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 % 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 Sindhi and Swahili on Sindhi vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sindhi and Swahili Language Codes

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