Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Total No. Of Countries
45
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46
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National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
North Korea, South Korea
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
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Chinese and Japanese languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Hello
Habari
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Thank You
Asante
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
How Are You?
Habari gani?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Good Night
Usiku mwema
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Please
tafadhali
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Sorry
pole
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Bye
bye
안녕 (annyeong)
I Love You
nakupenda
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Excuse Me
Samahani
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Origin
6th century
Before 1st century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Koreanic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Standard Forms
Swahili
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Language Position
2112
1
120
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Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Korean Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual