Countries
Madagascar
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Total No. Of Countries
14
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46
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National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
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
Africa
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
- 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 language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language