Swahili and Greek Speaking countries

Swahili

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

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

Cyprus, European Union, Greece

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

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

Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Roman Empire

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

Asia, Europe

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

1.7 Regulated By

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)

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.

Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.

1.9 Similar To

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Armenian

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

Latin

Swahili vs Greek Countries

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

Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.
Greek Speaking Countries: Cyprus, European Union, Greece.

So we find that, total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Greek is official language is 3

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

Swahili and Greek as Minority Language

In Swahili and Greek speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Greek 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.
Greek as minority language: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine.

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

Swahili and Greek Regulators

Swahili and Greek speaking countries provide you Swahili and Greek regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Greek is regulated by Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας). Also get to learn, Swahili and Greek Language History.

Swahili and Greek Continents

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

Greek Interesting Facts:

Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.

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