Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
India, Pakistan
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Hindi and Urdu Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Habari
Assalām ‘alaikum
Thank You
Asante
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
How Are You?
Habari gani?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
Good Night
Usiku mwema
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
سہا مسا
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Hach t'ochoktiya
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Hach ch'i
Please
tafadhali
مهربانی کر
Sorry
pole
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
I Love You
nakupenda
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
Excuse Me
Samahani
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Kashtawari
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Pogul and Paristan valleys
Where They Speak
Kilwa
India
Native Name
Kiswahili
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
French Name
swahili
kashmiri
German Name
Swahili
Kaschmiri
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[kəːʃur]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Kashmiris or koshur
Origin
6th century
12th 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
Kashmiri
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
swah1254
kash1277
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Swahili and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Kashmiri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Kashmiri Dialects are spoken in different Kashmiri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Kashmiri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Kashmiri dialects include: Kashtawari , Poguli. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Kashmiri Speaking population
Swahili and Kashmiri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Kashmiri languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Kashmiri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is 0.05 %. 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 Kashmiri on Swahili vs Kashmiri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Kashmiri Language Codes
Swahili and Kashmiri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Kashmiri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.