Swahili and Chinese Speaking countries
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
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Derived From
Arabic Language
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Swahili and Chinese as Minority Language
In Swahili and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Chinese 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.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
If you want to compare Swahili and Chinese dialects, then you can go to Swahili vs Chinese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Swahili and Chinese Regulators
Swahili and Chinese speaking countries provide you Swahili and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Swahili and Chinese Language History.
Swahili and Chinese Continents
Thinking about Swahili and Chinese continents in which Swahili and Chinese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and Chinese. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. While Chinese 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 Chinese 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.
Chinese Interesting Facts:
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.