Swahili and Maori Speaking countries

Swahili and Maori as Minority Language

In Swahili and Maori speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Maori as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

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

Swahili and Maori Regulators

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

Swahili and Maori Continents

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

Maori Interesting Facts:

• "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
• The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.

The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Tahitian Language and derived from Not Available.