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Sinhalese and Swahili Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Sri Lanka
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
14
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Sri Lanka
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
1.4 Second Language
Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
  • 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
Maldivian Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language

Sinhalese vs Swahili Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Sinhalese is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4

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

Sinhalese and Swahili as Minority Language

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

  • Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Sinhalese and Swahili Regulators

Sinhalese and Swahili speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Swahili Language History.

Sinhalese and Swahili Continents

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

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.

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 Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.