Swahili and Tagalog Speaking countries

Swahili and Tagalog as Minority Language

In Swahili and Tagalog speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Tagalog as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

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

Swahili and Tagalog Regulators

Swahili and Tagalog speaking countries provide you Swahili and Tagalog regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Tagalog is regulated by Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Swahili and Tagalog Language History.

Swahili and Tagalog Continents

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

Tagalog Interesting Facts:

• In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
• The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".

The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages and derived from Not Available.