Igbo and Swahili
Countries
Nigeria
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
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.
Similar To
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Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Habari gani?
Good Night
ka chi fo
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
Habari za asubuhi
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
nakupenda
Dialect 1
Enuani
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Zanzibar island
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Dar es Salaam
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Not present
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Not Available
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
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Native Name
igbo
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Alternative Names
Ibo
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Swahili
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
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Ethnicity
Igbo people
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
30th Century BC
6th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Swahili
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1417
swah1254
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Igbo and Swahili Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Igbo and Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Swahili Speaking population
Igbo and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Igbo and Swahili on Igbo vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Swahili Language Codes
Igbo and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.