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Swahili and Assamese Speaking countries


Assamese and Swahili Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   
Bangladesh, India   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Bangladesh, Bhutan   

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   
Asam Sahitya Sabha   

Interesting Facts
  • 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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  • Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
  • Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
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Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   
Bengali and Oriya   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Sanskrit Language   

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Swahili and Assamese as Minority Language

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

  • Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Assamese as minority language: Bangladesh, Bhutan.

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

Swahili and Assamese Regulators

Swahili and Assamese speaking countries provide you Swahili and Assamese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Assamese is regulated by Asam Sahitya Sabha. Also get to learn, Swahili and Assamese Language History.

Swahili and Assamese Continents

Thinking about Swahili and Assamese continents in which Swahili and Assamese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and Assamese. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. While Assamese speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Swahili and Assamese languages:

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