Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Total No. Of Countries
43
0
46
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National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Armenian
Derived From
Arabic Language
Latin
How Many People Speak?
150.00 million13.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.42 %0.18 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
15.00 million13.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
75.00 million13.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Kiswahili
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
swahili
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Swahili
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Greeks or Hellenes