Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Nigeria
Total No. Of Countries
41
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National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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