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Madagascar
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Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
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  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Swahili and Comorian Languages
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African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
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Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
    Arabic Language

    Malagasy vs Swahili Countries

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

    So we find that, total number of countries where Malagasy is official language is whereas total number of countries where Swahili is official language is

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

    Malagasy and Swahili as Minority Language

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

    • Malagasy as minority language: .
    • Swahili as minority language: .

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

    Malagasy and Swahili Regulators

    Malagasy and Swahili speaking countries provide you Malagasy and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. regulates Malagasy language.Swahili is regulated by . Also get to learn, Malagasy vs Swahili.

    Malagasy and Swahili Continents

    Thinking about Malagasy and Swahili continents in which Malagasy and Swahili speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Malagasy and Swahili. Most of the Malagasy speaking countries lie in . While Swahili speaking countries lie in . 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 Malagasy and Swahili languages:

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    Swahili Interesting Facts:

    The Malagasy language was derived from and is similar to whereas Malagasy language is similar to and derived from .