Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
France
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Italian Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Bonjour
Please
tafadhali
S'il vous plaît
I Love You
nakupenda
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
Samahani
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kimrima
African French
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Africa
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Northeast France, Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
français
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Français
French Name
swahili
français
German Name
Swahili
Französisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Not Available
Origin
6th century
9th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Romance
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Swahili
Standard French
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
swah1254
stan1290
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Swahili and French 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 French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swahili and French language. Swahili word for "Hello" is Habari or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Swahili Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Swahili vs French Difficulty
The Swahili vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swahili Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swahili and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swahili is 36 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.