Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
India, Nepal
Total No. Of Countries
42
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46
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National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
India, Nepal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nepal
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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Bhojpuri Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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How Many People Speak?
150.00 million32.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.42 %0.41 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
15.00 million27.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
75.00 million2.80 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Kiswahili
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
swahili
maithili
German Name
Swahili
Maithili
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[ˈmaitʰili]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Maithil