Swahili and French Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

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

Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

432

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1.3 National Language

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

France

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Africa, Canada

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam

1.7 Regulated By

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française

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.

French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

1.9 Similar To

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Italian Language

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

Latin

Swahili vs French Countries

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

Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.
French Speaking Countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu.

So we find that, total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where French is official language is 32

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

Swahili and French as Minority Language

In Swahili and French speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and French 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.
French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.

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

Swahili and French Regulators

Swahili and French speaking countries provide you Swahili and French regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.French is regulated by Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française. Also get to learn, Swahili and French Language History.

Swahili and French Continents

Thinking about Swahili and French continents in which Swahili and French speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and French. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. While French speaking countries lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America. 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 French 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.

French Interesting Facts:

French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

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