1 Countries
1.1 Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Iran
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
1.7 Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
1.8 Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
1.9 Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Kurdish and Persian
1.10 Derived From
Arabic Language
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language