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Swahili

Cantonese
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Swahili and Cantonese Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Hong Kong, Macau

Total No. Of Countries

42
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National Language

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
China, Guangdong

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
Hawaii

Regulated By

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division

Interesting Facts

  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.

Similar To

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Chinese Language

Derived From

Arabic Language
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Swahili vs Cantonese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2

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

Swahili and Cantonese as Minority Language

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

  • Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

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

Swahili and Cantonese Regulators

Swahili and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Swahili and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Swahili and Cantonese Language History.

Swahili and Cantonese Continents

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

Swahili Interesting Facts:

  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    • Cantonese Interesting Facts:

      • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
      • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.

      The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from .