Swahili and Gujarati Speaking countries
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
India
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
NA
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Bengali Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Swahili and Gujarati as Minority Language
In Swahili and Gujarati speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Gujarati 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.
- Gujarati as minority language: Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia.
If you want to compare Swahili and Gujarati dialects, then you can go to Swahili vs Gujarati Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Swahili and Gujarati Regulators
Swahili and Gujarati speaking countries provide you Swahili and Gujarati regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Gujarati is regulated by NA. Also get to learn, Swahili and Gujarati Language History.
Swahili and Gujarati Continents
Thinking about Swahili and Gujarati continents in which Swahili and Gujarati speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and Gujarati. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. While Gujarati speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Gujarati 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.
Gujarati Interesting Facts:
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Bengali Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.