Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Norwegian and Swedish
Derived From
Arabic Language
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Asante
Mange tak
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Hvordan har du det?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
God nat
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
God aften
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
God eftermiddag
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
God morgen
I Love You
nakupenda
Jeg elsker dig
Excuse Me
Samahani
Undskyld mig
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Scanian
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Sweden
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Jutlandic
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Denmark
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Bornholmsk
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Island of Bornholm
Native Name
Kiswahili
dansk
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Dansk, Rigsdansk
French Name
swahili
danois
German Name
Swahili
Dänisch
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Danish people or Danes
Origin
6th century
c. 1100 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Standard Forms
Swahili
Rigsdansk
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Signed Danish
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
swah1254
dani1284
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional
All Swahili and Danish 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 Danish dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Danish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Danish Dialects are spoken in different Danish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Danish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Danish dialects include: Scanian , Jutlandic. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Danish Speaking population
Swahili and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 %. 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 Danish on Swahili vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Danish Language Codes
Swahili and Danish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Danish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.