Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
India, Pakistan
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
Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200
Dogri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Asante
dhanwaad
How Are You?
Habari gani?
kiyaan oo ji
Good Night
Usiku mwema
shub ratri
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
shub ratri
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
शुभ अपराह्न
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
su prabat
Sorry
pole
mere kaulan galti ooyyii
I Love You
nakupenda
Minjo tere naal pyar hega
Excuse Me
Samahani
gustakhi maaf
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Jaunsari
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Himachal Pradesh, India
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India
Where They Speak
Kilwa
France, Himachal Pradesh, India
Native Name
Kiswahili
डोगरी
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru
French Name
swahili
dogri
German Name
Swahili
Dogri
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[ˈd̪oːɡri]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Dogras
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early Forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Dogri
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Signed Dogri
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
swah1254
indo1311
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
59-AAA
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Swahili and Dogri 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 Dogri dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Dogri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Dogri Dialects are spoken in different Dogri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Dogri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Dogri dialects include: Jaunsari , Kullu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Dogri Speaking population
Swahili and Dogri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Dogri languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Dogri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dogri language is 0.02 %. 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 Dogri on Swahili vs Dogri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Dogri Language Codes
Swahili and Dogri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Dogri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.