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Japanese and Swahili Speaking countries

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Countries

Japan
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

Total No. Of Countries

14
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National Language

Japan
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, Pacific
Africa

Minority Language

Palau
Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

Interesting Facts

  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

Similar To

Korean Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Derived From

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Arabic Language

Japanese vs Swahili Countries

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

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

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

Japanese and Swahili as Minority Language

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

  • Japanese as minority language: Palau.
  • Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Japanese and Swahili Regulators

Japanese and Swahili speaking countries provide you Japanese and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education regulates Japanese language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Japanese and Swahili Language History.

Japanese and Swahili Continents

Thinking about Japanese and Swahili continents in which Japanese and Swahili speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Japanese and Swahili. Most of the Japanese speaking countries lie in Asia, Pacific. 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 Japanese and Swahili languages:

Japanese Interesting Facts:

  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.

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 Japanese language was derived from and is similar to Korean Language whereas Japanese language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.