Swahili and Kurdish Speaking countries

Swahili

Kurdish

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

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

Iraq, Kurdistan

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

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

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

Middle East

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

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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.

The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.

1.9 Similar To

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Farsi Language

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

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Swahili vs Kurdish Countries

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

Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.
Kurdish Speaking Countries: Iraq, Kurdistan.

So we find that, total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Kurdish is official language is 2

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

Swahili and Kurdish as Minority Language

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

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

Swahili and Kurdish Regulators

Swahili and Kurdish speaking countries provide you Swahili and Kurdish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Kurdish is not regulated. Also get to learn, Swahili and Kurdish Language History.

Swahili and Kurdish Continents

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

Kurdish Interesting Facts:

The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.

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