Swahili and Burmese Speaking countries
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
  
Myanmar
  
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
  
Myanmar
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Bangladesh, Burma
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Mon
  
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
  
Myanmar Language Commission
  
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
- It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.
  
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
  
Thai Language
  
Derived From
Arabic Language
  
Pali Language
  
Swahili and Burmese as Minority Language
In Swahili and Burmese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Burmese 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.
- Burmese as minority language: Mon.
If you want to compare Swahili and Burmese dialects, then you can go to Swahili vs Burmese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Swahili and Burmese Regulators
Swahili and Burmese speaking countries provide you Swahili and Burmese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Burmese is regulated by Myanmar Language Commission. Also get to learn, Swahili and Burmese Language History.
Swahili and Burmese Continents
Thinking about Swahili and Burmese continents in which Swahili and Burmese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and Burmese. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. While Burmese 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 Burmese languages:
Swahili Interesting Facts:
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Burmese Interesting Facts:
- The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
- It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.
The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Thai Language and derived from Pali Language.