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Swahili and Chewa Speaking countries


Chewa and Swahili Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Zambia   

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    •   
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   
Zulu language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

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Swahili and Chewa as Minority Language

In Swahili and Chewa speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Chewa 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.
  • Chewa as minority language: Zambia.

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

Swahili and Chewa Regulators

Swahili and Chewa speaking countries provide you Swahili and Chewa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Chewa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Swahili and Chewa Language History.

Swahili and Chewa Continents

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

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