Swahili and Malaysian Speaking countries
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
  
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
  
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
  
Malaysia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Indonesia
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Thailand
  
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
  
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
  
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.
  
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
  
Indonesian Language
  
Derived From
Arabic Language
  
Tamil Language
  
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.