Swahili and Ilocano Speaking countries

Swahili

Ilocano

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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

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)

Commission on the Filipino Language

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.

Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.

1.9 Similar To

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

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Swahili vs Ilocano Countries

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

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

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

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

Swahili and Ilocano as Minority Language

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

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

Swahili and Ilocano Regulators

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

Swahili and Ilocano Continents

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

Ilocano Interesting Facts:

Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.

The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages and derived from Not Available.