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African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
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Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
    Arabic Language
     
    Madagascar
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    Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
    Not spoken in any of the countries
    Africa
    Not spoken in any of the countries
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    • 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.
    Swahili and Comorian Languages
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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.

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

    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: .
    • Malagasy as minority language: .

    If you want to compare Swahili and Malagasy dialects, then you can go to Swahili vs Malagasy. 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. regulates Swahili language.Malagasy is regulated by . Also get to learn, Swahili vs Malagasy.

    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 . While Malagasy speaking countries lie in . 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:

    Malagasy Interesting Facts:

    The Swahili language was derived from and is similar to whereas Swahili language is similar to and derived from .