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Swahili and Maithili Speaking countries


Maithili and Swahili Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Nepal   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   
Not Available   

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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  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   
Bhojpuri Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

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Swahili and Maithili as Minority Language

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

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

Swahili and Maithili Regulators

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

Swahili and Maithili Continents

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

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