Swahili and Sundanese
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
West Java
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Indonesia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
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)
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.
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Madurese and Malay Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Latin, Sundanese
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Kumaha kabarna?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Wilujeng kulem
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Wilujeng wengi
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Wilujeng siang
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Wilujeng énjing
I Love You
nakupenda
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Excuse Me
Samahani
Punten
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Western dialect
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Banten
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Northern dialect
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Bogor
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Priangan dialect
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Bandung
Speaking Population
Not Available
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Priangan, Sunda
French Name
swahili
soundanais
German Name
Swahili
Sundanesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Origin
6th century
5th century AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indonesian
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Sundanese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
sund1251
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Swahili and Sundanese 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 Sundanese dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Sundanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Sundanese Dialects are spoken in different Sundanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Sundanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect , Northern dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Sundanese Speaking population
Swahili and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. 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 Sundanese on Swahili vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Sundanese Language Codes
Swahili and Sundanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Sundanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.