Swahili and Luri
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Iran
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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Speaking Continents
Africa
Antartica
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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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.
Luri language is spoken mainly in western and southwestern Iran.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Persian
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
I Love You
nakupenda
i love you
Excuse Me
Samahani
excuse me
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Feyli lurish
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Bakhtiari
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Iran
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Iran
Native Name
Kiswahili
nanme
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Lori, Luri, Luristani
French Name
swahili
louri
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[ˈoɽia]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Lurs
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Swahili
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Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
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Language Linguistic Typology
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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.
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.