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Portuguese and Swahili Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
104
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Portugal
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
1.4 Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
1.9 Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Latin
Arabic Language

Portuguese vs Swahili Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10 whereas total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4

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

Portuguese and Swahili as Minority Language

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

  • Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
  • Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Portuguese and Swahili Regulators

Portuguese and Swahili speaking countries provide you Portuguese and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras regulates Portuguese language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Portuguese and Swahili Language History.

Portuguese and Swahili Continents

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

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

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 Portuguese language was derived from Latin and is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages whereas Portuguese language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.