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Swahili and Kannada Speaking countries


Kannada and Swahili Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    •   
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   
Telugu   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Sanskrit Language   

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Swahili and Kannada as Minority Language

In Swahili and Kannada speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Kannada 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.
  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.

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

Swahili and Kannada Regulators

Swahili and Kannada speaking countries provide you Swahili and Kannada regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Kannada is regulated by Various academies and the Government of Karnataka. Also get to learn, Swahili and Kannada Language History.

Swahili and Kannada Continents

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

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