Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
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
Alphabets in
Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)
Habari
Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)
Asante
How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Habari gani?
Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Habari za asubuhi
Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
tafadhali
Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
pole
I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
nakupenda
Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Samahani
Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Mappila
Kimrima
Where They Speak
India
Dar es Salaam
Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
Kimgao
Where They Speak
France, kerala
Kilwa
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
Origin
9th Century
6th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early form
No early forms
Standard Forms
Malayalam
Swahili
Signed Forms
Signed Malayalam
Swahili Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
mala1464
swah1254
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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-
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Malayalam and Swahili Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Malayalam and Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malayalam and Swahili Speaking population
Malayalam and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Malayalam and Swahili on Malayalam vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malayalam and Swahili Language Codes
Malayalam and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.