Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
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, Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Amharic and Hebrew
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Arabic and Swahili as Minority Language
In Arabic and Swahili speaking countries you will get the countries which have Arabic and Swahili as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Arabic 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 Arabic and Swahili dialects, then you can go to Arabic vs Swahili Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Arabic and Swahili Regulators
Arabic and Swahili speaking countries provide you Arabic and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council regulates Arabic language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Arabic and Swahili Language History.
Arabic and Swahili Continents
Thinking about Arabic and Swahili continents in which Arabic and Swahili speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Arabic and Swahili. Most of the Arabic speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia. 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 Arabic and Swahili languages:
Arabic Interesting Facts:
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
Swahili Interesting Facts: