Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Israel
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Israel
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Poland
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Aramaic Language
Alphabets in
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Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Habari
שלום (Shalom)
Thank You
Asante
תודה (Toda)
How Are You?
Habari gani?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Good Night
Usiku mwema
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Please
tafadhali
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Sorry
pole
סליחה! (Slicha)
Bye
bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
I Love You
nakupenda
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Excuse Me
Samahani
בבקשה!
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Israel
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Samaritan Hebrew
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Israel, Palestine
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Yemenite Hebrew
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Israel
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Israeli, Ivrit
French Name
swahili
hébreu
German Name
Swahili
Hebräisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Not Available
Origin
6th century
1000 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Semitic
Early Forms
No early forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Standard Forms
Swahili
Modern Hebrew
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Hebrew
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
hebr1246
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
12-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Swahili and Hebrew Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Swahili and Hebrew dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Hebrew language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Hebrew Dialects are spoken in different Hebrew speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Hebrew Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew , Samaritan Hebrew. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Hebrew Speaking population
Swahili and Hebrew speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Hebrew languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Hebrew Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Hebrew language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Swahili and Hebrew on Swahili vs Hebrew where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Hebrew Language Codes
Swahili and Hebrew language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Hebrew Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.