Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Romanian
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Habari
Përshëndetje
Thank You
Asante
Ju faleminderit
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Si jeni?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
natën e mirë
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
mirëmbrëma
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
mirëdita
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
mirëmengjes
Please
tafadhali
Ju lutem
I Love You
nakupenda
unë e dua ju
Excuse Me
Samahani
Më falni
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Gheg Albanian
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Tosk Albanian
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Arbëresh
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Italy
Native Name
Kiswahili
shqip / gjuha shqipe
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Shqip
French Name
swahili
albanais
German Name
Swahili
Albanisch
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[ʃcip]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Albanians
Origin
6th century
1462 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Albanian
Standard Forms
Swahili
Standard Albanian
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
swah1254
alba1267
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
55-AAA-aaa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Synthetic
All Swahili and Albanian 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 Swahili and Albanian dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Albanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Albanian Dialects are spoken in different Albanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Albanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian , Tosk Albanian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Albanian Speaking population
Swahili and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 %. 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 Swahili and Albanian on Swahili vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Albanian Language Codes
Swahili and Albanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Albanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.