Swahili and Malaysian Speaking countries

Swahili

Malaysian

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

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

Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

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

Malaysia

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Indonesia

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Thailand

1.7 Regulated By

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka

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.

One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.

1.9 Similar To

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Indonesian Language

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

Tamil Language

Swahili vs Malaysian Countries

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

Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.
Malaysian Speaking Countries: Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore.

So we find that, total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Malaysian is official language is 3

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

Swahili and Malaysian as Minority Language

In Swahili and Malaysian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Malaysian 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.
Malaysian as minority language: Thailand.

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

Swahili and Malaysian Regulators

Swahili and Malaysian speaking countries provide you Swahili and Malaysian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Malaysian is regulated by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Also get to learn, Swahili and Malaysian Language History.

Swahili and Malaysian Continents

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

Malaysian Interesting Facts:

One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.

The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Indonesian Language and derived from Tamil Language.