Swahili and Igbo
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Nigeria
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
-
Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200
Igbo-Alphabets.jpg#200
How Are You?
Habari gani?
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
Usiku mwema
ka chi fo
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
ụtụtụ ọma
I Love You
nakupenda
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Enuani
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Nigeria
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Not present
Native Name
Kiswahili
igbo
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Ibo
German Name
Swahili
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Igbo people
Origin
6th century
30th Century BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Igbo Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
swah1254
nucl1417
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
Agglutinative
All Swahili and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Igbo Speaking population
Swahili and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 %. 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 Igbo on Swahili vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Igbo Language Codes
Swahili and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.