Zulu and Swahili Speaking countries

Zulu

Swahili

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

South Africa

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

South Africa

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

1.4 Second Language

Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Pan South African Language Board

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

1.8 Interesting Facts

The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

1.9 Similar To

Xhosa Language

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Arabic Language

Zulu vs Swahili Countries

Comparing Zulu vs Swahili countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Zulu and Swahili languages.

Zulu Speaking Countries: South Africa.
Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.

So we find that, total number of countries where Zulu is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4

Find if Zulu and Swahili are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Zulu and Swahili speaking countries will give you the presence of Zulu and Swahili languages in different countries. Along with Zulu vs Swahili countries, you can also compare Zulu vs Swahili.

Zulu and Swahili as Minority Language

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

Zulu as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Zulu and Swahili Regulators

Zulu and Swahili speaking countries provide you Zulu and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Pan South African Language Board regulates Zulu language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Zulu and Swahili Language History.

Zulu and Swahili Continents

Thinking about Zulu and Swahili continents in which Zulu and Swahili speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Zulu and Swahili. Most of the Zulu speaking countries lie in Africa. While Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Zulu and Swahili languages:

Zulu Interesting Facts:

The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English 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.

The Zulu language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Xhosa Language whereas Zulu language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.