Sundanese and Swahili
Countries
West Java
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Indonesia
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
Not Available
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Madurese and Malay Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin, Sundanese
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Wilujeng kulem
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing
Habari za asubuhi
I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Punten
Samahani
Dialect 1
Western dialect
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Banten
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Northern dialect
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Bogor
Dar es Salaam
Dialect 3
Priangan dialect
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Bandung
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
soundanais
swahili
German Name
Sundanesisch
Swahili
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
5th century AD
6th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Sundanese
Swahili
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
sund1251
swah1254
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Sundanese 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 Sundanese and Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Sundanese and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sundanese are spoken in different Sundanese Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sundanese vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect, Northern dialect. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sundanese and Swahili Speaking population
Sundanese and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % 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 Sundanese and Swahili on Sundanese vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sundanese and Swahili Language Codes
Sundanese and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sundanese and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.