Swahili and Navajo
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
United States of America
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
United States of America
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
North America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Apache Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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How Are You?
Habari gani?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Yá'át'ééh
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Yá'át'ééh abíní
Please
tafadhali
T'aa shoodi
I Love You
nakupenda
Ayóó ánííníshí
Excuse Me
Samahani
Shoohá
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Navajo1
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Arizona
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Navajo2
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
New Mexico
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Utah
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Navaho
French Name
swahili
navaho
German Name
Swahili
Navajo-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Navajo people
Origin
6th century
1500 CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Athapascan
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Navajo
Signed Forms
Not Available
Navajo Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
nava1243
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
All Swahili and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Navajo Speaking population
Swahili and Navajo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Navajo languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Navajo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Navajo language is Not Available. 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 Navajo on Swahili vs Navajo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Navajo Language Codes
Swahili and Navajo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Navajo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.