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
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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