Swahili and Sinhalese Speaking countries
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Sri Lanka
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Sri Lanka
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
- Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Maldivian Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Swahili and Sinhalese as Minority Language
In Swahili and Sinhalese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Sinhalese 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.
- Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Swahili and Sinhalese dialects, then you can go to Swahili vs Sinhalese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Swahili and Sinhalese Regulators
Swahili and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Swahili and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, Swahili and Sinhalese Language History.
Swahili and Sinhalese Continents
Thinking about Swahili and Sinhalese continents in which Swahili and Sinhalese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and Sinhalese. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. While Sinhalese 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 Sinhalese 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.
Sinhalese Interesting Facts:
- In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
- Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.