Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Belarus, Poland
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Belarus, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Poland
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 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.
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Russian and Ukrainian
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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How Are You?
Habari gani?
Jak vy ?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Dabranač
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Dobry viečar
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
dobry dzień
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Dobraj ranicy
Please
tafadhali
Kali laska
I Love You
nakupenda
JA liubliu ciabie
Excuse Me
Samahani
Vybačajcie
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
North-Eastern Belarusian
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
North-East Belarus
Dialect 2
Kimrima
South-Western Belarusian
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
South-West Belarus
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Middle Belarusian
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Middle Belarus
Native Name
Kiswahili
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
French Name
swahili
biélorusse
German Name
Swahili
Weißrussisch
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Belarusians
Origin
6th century
18th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Slavic
Early Forms
No early forms
Old East Slavic
Standard Forms
Swahili
Belarusian
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Belarusian Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
swah1254
bela1254
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Swahili and Belarusian 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 Belarusian dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Belarusian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Belarusian Dialects are spoken in different Belarusian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Belarusian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian , South-Western Belarusian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Belarusian Speaking population
Swahili and Belarusian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Belarusian languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Belarusian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Belarusian 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 Belarusian on Swahili vs Belarusian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Belarusian Language Codes
Swahili and Belarusian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Belarusian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.