Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Spain
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Com estàs?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Bona nit
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Bona tarda
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Bon dia
I Love You
nakupenda
T'estimo
Excuse Me
Samahani
Dispensi!
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
France, Portugal, Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Valencian
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Spain
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
català
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
swahili
catalan; valencien
German Name
Swahili
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Catalan people
Origin
6th century
c. 1028
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Romance
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Swahili
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
stan1289
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Swahili and Catalan 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 Catalan dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Catalan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Catalan Dialects are spoken in different Catalan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Catalan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Catalan dialects include: Caló , Valencian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Catalan Speaking population
Swahili and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan 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 Swahili and Catalan on Swahili vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Catalan Language Codes
Swahili and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.