Swahili and Haitian Creole Speaking countries

Swahili

Haitian Creole

Haitian Creole and Swahili Speaking Countries

Countries

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

Haiti

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

Haiti

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa

Central America, North America

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Cuba

Regulated By

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)

Interesting Facts

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

In the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".

Similar To

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

French Language

Derived From

Arabic Language

Not Available

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Swahili and Haitian Creole as Minority Language

In Swahili and Haitian Creole speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Haitian Creole 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.
Haitian Creole as minority language: Cuba.

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

Swahili and Haitian Creole Regulators

Swahili and Haitian Creole speaking countries provide you Swahili and Haitian Creole regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Haitian Creole is regulated by Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole). Also get to learn, Swahili and Haitian Creole Language History.

Swahili and Haitian Creole Continents

Thinking about Swahili and Haitian Creole continents in which Swahili and Haitian Creole speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and Haitian Creole. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. While Haitian Creole speaking countries lie in Central America, North 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 Haitian Creole 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.

Haitian Creole Interesting Facts:

In the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".

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