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Igbo and Swahili Speaking countries


Swahili and Igbo Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Nigeria   
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture   
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   

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 language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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Similar To
Not Available   
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

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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.

  • Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.
  • Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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:

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