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Hausa and Swahili Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Nigeria
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish Speakin..
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
4
Rank: 11 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
1.4 Second Language
Nigeria
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
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Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  • 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
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    Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
    1.10 Derived From
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    Arabic Language

    Hausa vs Swahili Countries

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

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

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

    Hausa and Swahili as Minority Language

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

    • Hausa as minority language: Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo.
    • Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

    Hausa and Swahili Regulators

    Hausa and Swahili speaking countries provide you Hausa and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hausa is not regulated.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Hausa and Swahili Language History.

    Hausa and Swahili Continents

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

    Hausa Interesting Facts:

    • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
    • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.

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

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