Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Fiji, India
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Central Hindi Directorate
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.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Urdu
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Habari
नमस्ते (Namastē)
Thank You
Asante
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Habari gani?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
Good Night
Usiku mwema
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
Please
tafadhali
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
I Love You
nakupenda
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
Excuse Me
Samahani
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Khariboli
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Marwari
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Bundelkhand
Native Name
Kiswahili
हिन्दी
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
French Name
swahili
hindi
German Name
Swahili
Hindi
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Hindustani people
Origin
6th century
7th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Standard Hindi
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
swah1254
hind1269
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
59-AAF-qf
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic
All Swahili and Hindi 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 Hindi dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Hindi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Hindi Dialects are spoken in different Hindi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Hindi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Hindi dialects include: Khariboli , Marwari. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Hindi Speaking population
Swahili and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Hindi on Swahili vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Hindi Language Codes
Swahili and Hindi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Hindi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.