Igbo and Swahili Speaking countries

Igbo vs Swahili Countries

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

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

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

Igbo and Swahili as Minority Language

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

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

Igbo and Swahili Regulators

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

Igbo and Swahili Continents

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

Igbo Interesting Facts:

• In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
• Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.

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 Igbo language was derived from and is similar to Yoruba and Hausa Languages whereas Igbo language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.