Swahili

Hindi

Swahili and Hindi Speaking countries

Swahili

Hindi

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1.1 Countries

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

Fiji, India

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

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1.3 National Language

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

India

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

Asia, Oceania

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

Central Hindi Directorate

1.8 Interesting Facts

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

In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.

1.9 Similar To

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Urdu

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

Sanskrit Language

Swahili vs Hindi Countries

Comparing Swahili vs Hindi countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Swahili and Hindi languages.

Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.
Hindi Speaking Countries: Fiji, India.

So we find that, total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Hindi is official language is 2

Find if Swahili and Hindi are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Swahili and Hindi speaking countries will give you the presence of Swahili and Hindi languages in different countries. Along with Swahili vs Hindi countries, you can also compare Swahili vs Hindi.

Swahili and Hindi as Minority Language

In Swahili and Hindi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Hindi 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.
Hindi as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Swahili and Hindi Regulators

Swahili and Hindi speaking countries provide you Swahili and Hindi regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Hindi is regulated by Central Hindi Directorate. Also get to learn, Swahili and Hindi Language History.

Swahili and Hindi Continents

Thinking about Swahili and Hindi continents in which Swahili and Hindi speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and Hindi. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. While Hindi speaking countries lie in Asia, Oceania. 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 Hindi 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.

Hindi Interesting Facts:

In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.

The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Urdu and derived from Sanskrit Language.