Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Haiti
Total No. Of Countries
41
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National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Haiti
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
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