Swahili is one of the important languages. Swahili countries are the countries where Swahili is used for interaction between citizens and government officials. Swahili countries are the countries where Swahili is main language. In Swahili countries, all the official documents are written in Swahili language. In Swahili speaking countries, various Swahili Dialects are spoken. Each Swahili dialect has it's own pronunciations and words, as a result of these differences, sometimes communication problems arise between speakers from different Swahili speaking countries. Check out detailed information About Swahili Language.
Swahili speaking countries include both countries with Swahili national language and Swahili as a second language. Check if Swahili language is one of the Most Spoken Languages.
Compare Swahili speaking countries with spanish speaking countries on Swahili vs Spanish.
Second Language is a non-native language of the speaker, but used in the locality of that person.
The Swahili countries mentioned under Swahili Speaking countries are the countries where majority of people speak Swahili language.
Countries with Swahili as minority language are also included in Swahili speaking countries.
Along with Swahili speaking countries check out Swahili speaking population. The language spoken by minority of the population of a territory is called minority language.
You can also explore more about all Oceania Languages which are spoken in Oceania Continent.
Many world languages have one or more language regulators. The bodies that regulate standard languages are usually called language academies. Official organizations that regulate Swahili language are Swahili regulators. Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). The regulatory bodies of Swahili lie in Swahili speaking countries. Some of the interesting facts of Swahili:
The Swahili language is derived from Arabic Language and is closely related to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages.