Indonesian and Swahili Speaking countries
Countries
Indonesia
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Indonesia
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Malay language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
Arabic Language
Indonesian and Swahili as Minority Language
In Indonesian and Swahili speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Swahili as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
- Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Indonesian and Swahili dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Swahili Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Indonesian and Swahili Regulators
Indonesian and Swahili speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Indonesian and Swahili Language History.
Indonesian and Swahili Continents
Thinking about Indonesian and Swahili continents in which Indonesian and Swahili speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Swahili. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Indonesian and Swahili languages:
Indonesian Interesting Facts:
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
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 Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.