Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
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.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
German and English Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Asante
dankjewel
How Are You?
Habari gani?
hoe gaat het met je?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
goede Nacht
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
goedenavond
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
goedemiddag
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
goedemorgen
Please
tafadhali
alsjeblieft
I Love You
nakupenda
Ik hou van jou
Excuse Me
Samahani
pardon
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Gronings
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Low Saxon
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Limburgian
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Belgium, Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Nederlands
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Hollands, Nederlands
French Name
swahili
néerlandais; flamand
German Name
Swahili
Niederländisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Dutch people
Origin
6th century
AD 450-500
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Germanic
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Standard Forms
Swahili
Standard Dutch
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
mode1257
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
52-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Swahili and Dutch 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 Dutch dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Dutch language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Dutch Dialects are spoken in different Dutch speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Dutch Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Dutch dialects include: Gronings , Low Saxon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Dutch Speaking population
Swahili and Dutch speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Dutch languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Dutch Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 %. 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 Dutch on Swahili vs Dutch where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Dutch Language Codes
Swahili and Dutch language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Dutch Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.