Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
India, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
42
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National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Jammu and Kashmir, India
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
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Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
- Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Hindi and Punjabi Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language