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Swahili and Malaysian Speaking countries


Malaysian and Swahili Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
3   
12

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.
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  • 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   

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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:

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