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Swahili and Hindi Speaking countries


Hindi and Swahili Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   
Fiji, India   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   
India   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia, Oceania   

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

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   
Central Hindi Directorate   

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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  • In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  

Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   
Urdu   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Sanskrit Language   

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Swahili and Hindi as Minority Language

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

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

Swahili and Hindi Regulators

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

Swahili and Hindi Continents

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

Swahili Interesting Facts:

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