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Swahili and Dutch Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish Speakin..
4
Rank: 11 (Overall)
6
Rank: 9 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
France, Germany, Indonesia
1.7 Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
    • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
    1.9 Similar To
    Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
    German and English Languages
    1.10 Derived From
    Arabic Language
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    Swahili vs Dutch Countries

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

    So we find that, total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Dutch is official language is 6

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

    Swahili and Dutch as Minority Language

    In Swahili and Dutch speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Dutch 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.
    • Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.

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

    Swahili and Dutch Regulators

    Swahili and Dutch speaking countries provide you Swahili and Dutch regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Dutch is regulated by Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union). Also get to learn, Swahili and Dutch Language History.

    Swahili and Dutch Continents

    Thinking about Swahili and Dutch continents in which Swahili and Dutch speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and Dutch. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. While Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 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 Dutch 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.
      • Dutch Interesting Facts:

        • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
        • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.

        The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to German and English Languages and derived from Not Available.

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