Swahili and Malaysian
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
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
Asante
terima kasih
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Apa khabar?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Selamat Petang
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Selamat tengah hari
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Selamat pagi
I Love You
nakupenda
Saya sayang kamu
Excuse Me
Samahani
Maafkan saya
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Bengkulu
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Bahasa melayu
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
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French Name
swahili
malais
German Name
Swahili
Malaiisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Not Available
Origin
6th century
c. 683 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Standard Forms
Swahili
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Malaysian Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
swah1254
stan1306
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Swahili and Malaysian Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Swahili and Malaysian dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Malaysian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Malaysian Dialects are spoken in different Malaysian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Malaysian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu , Pekal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Malaysian Speaking population
Swahili and Malaysian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Malaysian languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Malaysian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Swahili and Malaysian on Swahili vs Malaysian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Malaysian Language Codes
Swahili and Malaysian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Malaysian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
