Tulu and Swahili
Countries
India
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
India
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Kannada Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
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Thank You
Mast Upakara.
Asante
How Are You?
Yencha Ullar?
Habari gani?
Good Night
yedde rathre
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
yedde baiyya
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
yedde kaande
Habari za asubuhi
Please
Daya maltadu
tafadhali
Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu
pole
I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Kshamisi
Samahani
Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
Zanzibar island
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
Dar es Salaam
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
Tulu
Not Available
Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
Not Available
swahili
German Name
Not Available
Swahili
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tuluva
Swahili people or Waswahili
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Tulu
Swahili
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data available
sw
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
swa
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
swa
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
tulu1258
swah1254
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Tulu and Swahili 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 Tulu and Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Tulu and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tulu are spoken in different Tulu Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tulu vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu, Jain. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tulu and Swahili Speaking population
Tulu and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tulu and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Tulu and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tulu language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available. 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 Tulu and Swahili on Tulu vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tulu and Swahili Language Codes
Tulu and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tulu and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
