Swahili and Filipino Speaking countries

Swahili

Filipino

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

Philippines

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

Philippines

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Philippines

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino

1.8 Interesting Facts

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

"Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
"Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.

1.9 Similar To

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Tagalog Language

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

Spanish Language

Swahili vs Filipino Countries

Comparing Swahili vs Filipino countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Swahili and Filipino languages.

Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.
Filipino Speaking Countries: Philippines.

So we find that, total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Filipino is official language is 1

Find if Swahili and Filipino are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Swahili and Filipino speaking countries will give you the presence of Swahili and Filipino languages in different countries. Along with Swahili vs Filipino countries, you can also compare Swahili vs Filipino.

Swahili and Filipino as Minority Language

In Swahili and Filipino speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Filipino 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.
Filipino as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Swahili and Filipino Regulators

Swahili and Filipino speaking countries provide you Swahili and Filipino regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Filipino is regulated by Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. Also get to learn, Swahili and Filipino Language History.

Swahili and Filipino Continents

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

Filipino Interesting Facts:

"Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
"Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.

The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Tagalog Language and derived from Spanish Language.