Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
44
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46
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National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Arabic Language
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language