Swahili and Persian Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

1.7 Regulated By

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan

1.8 Interesting Facts

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

1.9 Similar To

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Pashto and Balochi Languages

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

Swahili vs Persian Countries

Comparing Swahili vs Persian countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Swahili and Persian languages.

Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.
Persian Speaking Countries: Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan.

So we find that, total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Persian is official language is 3

Find if Swahili and Persian are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Swahili and Persian speaking countries will give you the presence of Swahili and Persian languages in different countries. Along with Swahili vs Persian countries, you can also compare Swahili vs Persian.

Swahili and Persian as Minority Language

In Swahili and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Persian 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.
Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

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

Swahili and Persian Regulators

Swahili and Persian speaking countries provide you Swahili and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Swahili and Persian Language History.

Swahili and Persian Continents

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

Persian Interesting Facts:

In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.