Swahili

Malagasy

Swahili and Malagasy Speaking countries

Swahili

Malagasy

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

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

Madagascar

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

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1.3 National Language

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

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1.8 Interesting Facts

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.

1.9 Similar To

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

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1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

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Swahili vs Malagasy Countries

Comparing Swahili vs Malagasy countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Swahili and Malagasy languages.

Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.
Malagasy Speaking Countries: Madagascar.

So we find that, total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Malagasy is official language is 1

Find if Swahili and Malagasy are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Swahili and Malagasy speaking countries will give you the presence of Swahili and Malagasy languages in different countries. Along with Swahili vs Malagasy countries, you can also compare Swahili vs Malagasy.

Swahili and Malagasy as Minority Language

In Swahili and Malagasy speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Malagasy as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Malagasy as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Swahili and Malagasy dialects, then you can go to Swahili vs Malagasy Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Swahili and Malagasy Regulators

Swahili and Malagasy speaking countries provide you Swahili and Malagasy regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Malagasy is not regulated. Also get to learn, Swahili and Malagasy Language History.

Swahili and Malagasy Continents

Thinking about Swahili and Malagasy continents in which Swahili and Malagasy speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and Malagasy. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. While Malagasy speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Swahili and Malagasy languages:

Swahili Interesting Facts:

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

Malagasy Interesting Facts:

Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.

The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.