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Swahili
Spanish
Spanish and Swahili


Countries
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya  
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara  
Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
46  
1
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania  
Spain  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands  
Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom  
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)  
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española  
Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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  • One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
  • Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages  
French Language  
Derived From
Arabic Language  
Latin  
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Spanish-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Alphabets
24  
6
27  
9
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2
How Many Consonants
21  
11
22  
12
Scripts
Latin  
Latin  
Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5
Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6
Greetings
Hello
Habari  
hola  
Thank You
Asante  
Gracias  
How Are You?
Habari gani?  
Cómo estás?  
Good Night
Usiku mwema  
Buenas Noches  
Good Evening
Habari za jioni  
Bonne soirée  
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri  
Buenas Tardes  
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi  
Buenos Días  
Please
tafadhali  
Por Favor  
Sorry
pole  
triste  
Bye
bye  
adiós  
I Love You
nakupenda  
Te Quiero  
Excuse Me
Samahani  
Discúlpeme  
Dialects
Dialect 1
Kiunguja  
Mexican Spanish  
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island  
Mexico  
How Many People Speak
Not Available  
105,000,000.00  
5
Dialect 2
Kimrima  
Cuban Spanish  
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam  
Cuba  
How Many People Speak
Not Available  
11,000,000.00  
8
Dialect 3
Kimgao  
Puerto Rican Spanish  
Where They Speak
Kilwa  
Puerto Rico  
How Many People Speak
Not Available  
3,900,000.00  
9
Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
21  
19
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
150.00 million  
13
489.00 million  
3
Speaking Population
Not Available  
6.15 %  
3
Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
410.00 million  
2
Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
89.50 million  
9
Native Name
Not Available  
Español  
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili  
Castellano, Castilian, Español  
French Name
swahili  
espagnol; castillan  
German Name
Swahili  
Spanisch  
Pronunciation
Not Available  
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]  
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili  
Not Available  
History
Origin
6th century  
210 BC  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  
Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Romance  
Branch
Bantu  
Not Available  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Spanish and Spanish  
Standard Forms
Swahili  
Pluricentric Standard Spanish  
Language Position
Not Available  
2  
2
Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Spanish  
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
Individual  
Code
ISO 639 1
sw  
es  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
swa  
spa  
ISO 639 2/B
swa  
spa  
ISO 639 3
swa  
spa  
ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  
Glottocode
swah1254  
stan1288  
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m  
51-AAA-b  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living  
Living  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  
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All Swahili and Spanish 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 Spanish dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Spanish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Spanish Dialects are spoken in different Spanish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Spanish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Spanish dialects include: Mexican Spanish , Cuban Spanish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Swahili and Spanish Speaking population

Swahili and Spanish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Spanish languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Spanish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Spanish language is 6.15 %. 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 Spanish on Swahili vs Spanish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swahili and Spanish Language Codes

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

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