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How many people speak Swahili and Malagasy?


Malagasy and Swahili speaking population


How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million  
13
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
75.00 million  
14
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
Kiswahili  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
swahili  
malgache  

German Name
Swahili  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]  
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili  
Malagasy people  

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Swahili native speakers vs Malagasy native speakers

How many people speak Swahili and Malagasy languages tells about Swahili native speakers vs Malagasy native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 15.00 million people speak Swahili as native language while 18.00 million people speak Malagasy as native language. You can also go to Swahili vs Malagasy Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Swahili and Malagasy language. In some regions, Swahili and Malagasy languages are used as second language. There are 75.00 million speakers who use Swahili as second language and 18.00 million speakers who use Malagasy as second language.

Native Names of Swahili and Malagasy

Native names are used in the Swahili and Malagasy Speaking Countries. Both Swahili and Malagasy languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Swahili and Malagasy you will get to know the native names of Swahili and Malagasy languages. The native name of Swahili is Kiswahili and native name of Malagasy is Fiteny Malagasy. The alternative names of Swahili and Malagasy languages are as follows:

The French name of Swahili is swahili whereas German name of Swahili is Swahili. The German name of Malagasy is Malagassi-Sprache whereas French name of Malagasy is swahili.

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