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Swahili vs Belarusian


Belarusian vs Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya  
Belarus, Poland  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania  
Belarus, Gambia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Poland  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)  
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee  

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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  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  

Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages  
Russian and Ukrainian  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Belarusian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
24  
6
48  
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
21  
11
39  
28

Scripts
Latin  
Cyrillic  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
10
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Habari  
dobry dzień  

Thank You
Asante  
Dziakuj  

How Are You?
Habari gani?  
Jak vy ?  

Good Night
Usiku mwema  
Dabranač  

Good Evening
Habari za jioni  
Dobry viečar  

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri  
dobry dzień  

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi  
Dobraj ranicy  

Please
tafadhali  
Kali laska  

Sorry
pole  
Vybačajcie  

Bye
bye  
da pabačennia  

I Love You
nakupenda  
JA liubliu ciabie  

Excuse Me
Samahani  
Vybačajcie  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja  
North-Eastern Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island  
North-East Belarus  

Dialect 2
Kimrima  
South-Western Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam  
South-West Belarus  

Dialect 3
Kimgao  
Middle Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Kilwa  
Middle Belarus  

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million  
13
9.63 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
5.89 million  
26

Native Name
Not Available  
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)  

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili  
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian  

French Name
swahili  
biélorusse  

German Name
Swahili  
Weißrussisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili  
Belarusians  

History

Origin
6th century  
18th century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Slavic  

Branch
Bantu  
Eastern  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old East Slavic  

Standard Forms
Swahili  
Belarusian  

Language Position
Not Available  
79  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sw  
be  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa  
bel  

ISO 639 2/B
swa  
bel  

ISO 639 3
swa  
bel  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
swah1254  
bela1254  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m  
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Swahili and Belarusian Language History

Comparison of Swahili vs Belarusian language history gives us differences between origin of Swahili and Belarusian language. History of Swahili language states that this language originated in 6th century whereas history of Belarusian language states that this language originated in 18th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Swahili and Belarusian Language History.

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Swahili and Belarusian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Swahili and Belarusian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swahili and Belarusian language. Swahili word for "Hello" is Habari or Belarusian word for "Thank You" is Dziakuj. Find more of such common Swahili Greetings and Belarusian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Swahili vs Belarusian Difficulty

The Swahili vs Belarusian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swahili Alphabets and Belarusian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Swahili and Belarusian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swahili and Belarusian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swahili is 36 weeks while to learn Belarusian time required is Not Available.

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