German and Swahili Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
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 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.