Maori and Swahili Speaking countries

Maori

Swahili

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Countries

New Zealand

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

Total No. Of Countries

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National Language

New Zealand

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Australia, Oceania

Africa

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Māori Language Commission

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

Interesting Facts

"E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

Similar To

Tahitian Language

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Derived From

Arabic Language

Maori vs Swahili Countries

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

Maori Speaking Countries: New Zealand.
Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.

So we find that, total number of countries where Maori is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4

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

Maori and Swahili as Minority Language

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

Maori as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Maori and Swahili Regulators

Maori and Swahili speaking countries provide you Maori and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Māori Language Commission regulates Maori language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Maori and Swahili Language History.

Maori and Swahili Continents

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

Maori Interesting Facts:

"E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.

Swahili Interesting Facts:

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

The Maori language was derived from and is similar to Tahitian Language whereas Maori language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.