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Swahili and Quechua


Quechua and Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya  
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
6  
9

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania  
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
South 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.
    •   
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  

Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages  
Not Available  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Quechua-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
24  
6
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
26  
16

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Habari  
Rimaykullayki  

Thank You
Asante  
Solpayki  

How Are You?
Habari gani?  
Allillanchu  

Good Night
Usiku mwema  
Allin tuta  

Good Evening
Habari za jioni  
Wuynas nuchis  

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri  
Wuynas tardis  

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi  
Wuynus diyas  

Please
tafadhali  
Not Available  

Sorry
pole  
Pampachaykuway  

Bye
bye  
bye  

I Love You
nakupenda  
Kuyayki  

Excuse Me
Samahani  
Pampachaway  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja  
Ancash  

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
920,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Kimrima  
Huánuco  

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
190,000.00  
33

Dialect 3
Kimgao  
Yaru  

Where They Speak
Kilwa  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
150,000.00  
25

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million  
13
8.90 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
8.90 million  
99+

Native Name
Not Available  
Qhichwa  

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili  
North La Paz Quechua  

French Name
swahili  
quechua  

German Name
Swahili  
Quechua-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili  
Quechua  

History

Origin
6th century  
16th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Quechumaran Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Andean Equatorial  

Branch
Bantu  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Swahili  
Quechua  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
sw  
qu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa  
que  

ISO 639 2/B
swa  
que  

ISO 639 3
swa  
que  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
swah1254  
quec1387  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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

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Swahili and Quechua Speaking population

Swahili and Quechua speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Quechua languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Quechua Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 %. 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 Quechua on Swahili vs Quechua where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swahili and Quechua Language Codes

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

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