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Swahili and Luri


Luri and Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya  
Iran  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania  
Iran  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
-  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Antartica  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
-  

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    •   
Luri language is spoken mainly in western and southwestern Iran.  

Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages  
Persian  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Luri-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
24  
6
45  
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
25 weeks  
7

Greetings

Hello
Habari  
hello  

Thank You
Asante  
Thank you  

How Are You?
Habari gani?  
how are you  

Good Night
Usiku mwema  
Good night  

Good Evening
Habari za jioni  
Good evening  

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri  
Good afternoon  

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi  
Good morning  

Please
tafadhali  
Please  

Sorry
pole  
sorry  

Bye
bye  
bye  

I Love You
nakupenda  
i love you  

Excuse Me
Samahani  
excuse me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja  
Feyli lurish  

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island  
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran  

How Many People Speak
75,000,000.00  
12
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Kimrima  
Bakhtiari  

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam  
Iran  

How Many People Speak
75,000,000.00  
10
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kimgao  
Laki  

Where They Speak
Kilwa  
Iran  

How Many People Speak
75,000,000.00  
9
1,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million  
13
0.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.00 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
0.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
75.00 million  
14
89.00 million  
10

Native Name
Kiswahili  
nanme  

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili  
Lori, Luri, Luristani  

French Name
swahili  
louri  

German Name
Swahili  
-  

Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]  
[ˈoɽia]  

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili  
Lurs  

History

Origin
6th century  
19 BC  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Bantu  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
gd  

Standard Forms
Swahili  
gd  

Language Position
21  
19
23  
21

Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
sw  
12  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa  
lrc  

ISO 639 2/B
swa  
lrc  

ISO 639 3
swa  
12  

ISO 639 6
swa  
lrc  

Glottocode
swah1254  
12  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m  
12  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Swahili and Luri 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 Luri dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Luri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Luri Dialects are spoken in different Luri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Luri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Luri dialects include: Feyli lurish , Bakhtiari. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Swahili and Luri Speaking population

Swahili and Luri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Luri languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Luri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Luri language is 0.00 %. 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 Luri on Swahili vs Luri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swahili and Luri Language Codes

Swahili and Luri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Luri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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