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German and Swahili Speaking countries

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Countries

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

Total No. Of Countries

74
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National Language

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

Second Language

North Dakota, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Europe
Africa

Minority Language

Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Council for German Orthography
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

Interesting Facts

  • One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
  • The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

Similar To

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Derived From

Albanian Languages
Arabic Language

German vs Swahili Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where German is official language is 7 whereas total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4

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

German and Swahili as Minority Language

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

  • German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
  • Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

German and Swahili Regulators

German and Swahili speaking countries provide you German and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, German and Swahili Language History.

German and Swahili Continents

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

German Interesting Facts:

  • One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
  • The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.

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 German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.