Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Total No. Of Countries
14
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National Language
Ethiopia
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
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language