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Swahili and Belarusian


Belarusian and Swahili


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   
Belarus, Gambia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Poland   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    •   
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  

Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   
Russian and Ukrainian   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
48   
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
21   
11
39   
28

Scripts
Latin   
Cyrillic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Habari   
dobry dzień   

Thank You
Asante   
Dziakuj   

How Are You?
Habari gani?   
Jak vy ?   

Good Night
Usiku mwema   
Dabranač   

Good Evening
Habari za jioni   
Dobry viečar   

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri   
dobry dzień   

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi   
Dobraj ranicy   

Please
tafadhali   
Kali laska   

Sorry
pole   
Vybačajcie   

Bye
bye   
da pabačennia   

I Love You
nakupenda   
JA liubliu ciabie   

Excuse Me
Samahani   
Vybačajcie   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja   
North-Eastern Belarusian   

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island   
North-East Belarus   

Dialect 2
Kimrima   
South-Western Belarusian   

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam   
South-West Belarus   

Dialect 3
Kimgao   
Middle Belarusian   

Where They Speak
Kilwa   
Middle Belarus   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million   
13
9.63 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million   
40
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.89 million   
26

Native Name
Not Available   
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)   

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili   
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian   

French Name
swahili   
biélorusse   

German Name
Swahili   
Weißrussisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili   
Belarusians   

History

Origin
6th century   
18th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Slavic   

Branch
Bantu   
Eastern   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old East Slavic   

Standard Forms
Swahili   
Belarusian   

Language Position
Not Available   
79   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sw   
be   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa   
bel   

ISO 639 2/B
swa   
bel   

ISO 639 3
swa   
bel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
swah1254   
bela1254   

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m   
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Swahili and Belarusian Speaking population

Swahili and Belarusian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Belarusian languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Belarusian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Belarusian language is 0.11 %. 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 Swahili and Belarusian on Swahili vs Belarusian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swahili and Belarusian Language Codes

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