Norwegian and Swahili Speaking countries
Countries
Norway
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Norway
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
Europe, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Nynorsk
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Norwegian Language Council
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Swedish and Danish Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Norwegian and Swahili as Minority Language
In Norwegian and Swahili speaking countries you will get the countries which have Norwegian and Swahili as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Norwegian as minority language: Nynorsk.
- Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Norwegian and Swahili dialects, then you can go to Norwegian vs Swahili Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Norwegian and Swahili Regulators
Norwegian and Swahili speaking countries provide you Norwegian and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Norwegian Language Council regulates Norwegian language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Norwegian and Swahili Language History.
Norwegian and Swahili Continents
Thinking about Norwegian and Swahili continents in which Norwegian and Swahili speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Norwegian and Swahili. Most of the Norwegian speaking countries lie in Europe, South America. 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 Norwegian and Swahili languages:
Norwegian Interesting Facts:
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
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 Norwegian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Swedish and Danish Languages whereas Norwegian language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.