Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Indonesia
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Indonesia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
East Timor, Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Malay language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Malay and Dutch Languages
Alphabets in
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Indonesian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Thank You
Asante
Terima kasih
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Apa kabar?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Malam yang baik
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Selamat Sore
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Selamat Pagi
Please
tafadhali
mohon Untuk
I Love You
nakupenda
Aku cinta kamu
Excuse Me
Samahani
Permisi
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Sundanese
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Indonesia
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Balinese
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Minangkabau
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Indonesia, Malaysia
Native Name
Kiswahili
Bahasa Melayu
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Bahasa Indonesia
French Name
swahili
indonésien
German Name
Swahili
Bahasa Indonesia
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Indonesians
Origin
6th century
7th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indonesian
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Malay
Standard Forms
Swahili
Indonesian
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
swah1254
indo1316
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Agglutinative
All Swahili and Indonesian 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 Indonesian dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Indonesian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Indonesian Dialects are spoken in different Indonesian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Indonesian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese , Balinese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Indonesian Speaking population
Swahili and Indonesian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Indonesian languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Indonesian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 %. 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 Indonesian on Swahili vs Indonesian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Indonesian Language Codes
Swahili and Indonesian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Indonesian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.