Countries
Philippines
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Total No. Of Countries
14
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National Language
Philippines
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
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language