Countries
India, Nepal
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Total No. Of Countries
24
0
46
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National Language
India, Nepal
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Nepal
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
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Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Bhojpuri Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
How Many People Speak?
32.00 million150.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.41 %0.42 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
27.00 million15.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
2.80 million75.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Kiswahili
Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
maithili
swahili
German Name
Maithili
Swahili
Pronunciation
[ˈmaitʰili]
[swaˈhili]
Ethnicity
Maithil
Swahili people or Waswahili