Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Total No. Of Countries
34
0
46
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National Language
Malaysia
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Thailand
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Indonesian Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Tamil Language
Arabic Language
Origin
c. 683 AD
6th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
-
Benue-Congo
Branch
-
Bantu
Language Forms
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Swahili
Language Position
5421
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
Swahili Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage