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Swahili and Marathi


Marathi and Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
4   
11

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   
India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Israel, Mauritius   

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    •   
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   
Konkani Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
24   
6
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
16   
13

How Many Consonants
21   
11
36   
26

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
Habari   
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   

Thank You
Asante   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
Habari gani?   
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   

Good Night
Usiku mwema   
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   

Good Evening
Habari za jioni   
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri   
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi   
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   

Please
tafadhali   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
pole   
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   

Bye
bye   
बाय (Bāya)   

I Love You
nakupenda   
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   

Excuse Me
Samahani   
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja   
Maharashtrian Konkani   

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island   
Kokan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,400,000.00   
23

Dialect 2
Kimrima   
Varhadi   

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam   
Vidarbha   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
7,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 3
Kimgao   
Khandeshi   

Where They Speak
Kilwa   
Khandesh   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
42   
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million   
13
71.00 million   
25

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.10 %   
18

Native Speakers
15.00 million   
40
68.00 million   
16

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.00 million   
32

Native Name
Not Available   
मराठी (marāṭhī)   

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili   
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   

French Name
swahili   
marathe   

German Name
Swahili   
Marathi   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili   
Marathi people   

History

Origin
6th century   
10th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Bantu   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Maharashtri Prakrit   

Standard Forms
Swahili   
Marathi   

Language Position
Not Available   
17   
15

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sw   
mr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa   
mar   

ISO 639 2/B
swa   
mar   

ISO 639 3
swa   
mar   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
swah1254   
mara1378   

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m   
omr   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Swahili and Marathi 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 Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Swahili and Marathi Speaking population

Swahili and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Swahili vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swahili and Marathi Language Codes

Swahili and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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