Countries
India, Karnataka, India
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Total No. Of Countries
14
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Telugu
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language