Swahili and Filipino
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Philippines
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Tagalog Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Spanish Language
Alphabets in
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How Are You?
Habari gani?
Kumusta
Good Night
Usiku mwema
magandang gabi
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Magandang gabi
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Magandang hapon
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Magandang umaga
Please
tafadhali
Mangyaring
Sorry
pole
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
nakupenda
Mahal kita
Excuse Me
Samahani
patawarin ninyo ako
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Philippines
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Hiligaynon
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Philippines
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Philippines
Native Name
Kiswahili
filipino
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Pilipino
French Name
swahili
filipino; pilipino
German Name
Swahili
Pilipino
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Filipino people
Origin
6th century
16th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Filipino
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Filipino Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
sw
No Data Available
Glottocode
swah1254
fili1244
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No Data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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-
Language Morphological Typology
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All Swahili and Filipino 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 Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Filipino Speaking population
Swahili and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 %. 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 Filipino on Swahili vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Filipino Language Codes
Swahili and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.