Swahili and Indonesian Speaking countries
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Indonesia
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Indonesia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
East Timor, Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Malay language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Malay and Dutch Languages
Swahili and Indonesian as Minority Language
In Swahili and Indonesian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Indonesian 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.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
If you want to compare Swahili and Indonesian dialects, then you can go to Swahili vs Indonesian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Swahili and Indonesian Regulators
Swahili and Indonesian speaking countries provide you Swahili and Indonesian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Indonesian is regulated by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. Also get to learn, Swahili and Indonesian Language History.
Swahili and Indonesian Continents
Thinking about Swahili and Indonesian continents in which Swahili and Indonesian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and Indonesian. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. While Indonesian 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 Indonesian 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.
Indonesian Interesting Facts:
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Malay language and derived from Malay and Dutch Languages.