Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Total No. Of Countries
34
0
46
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National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
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
Africa
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language
How Many People Speak?
38.00 million150.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.57 %0.42 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million15.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
38.00 million75.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Kiswahili
Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
malayalam
swahili
German Name
Malayalam
Swahili
Pronunciation
[mɐləjaːɭɐm]
[swaˈhili]
Ethnicity
Malayali
Swahili people or Waswahili