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Swahili
Swahili

Malayalam
Malayalam



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Swahili and Malayalam Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry

Total No. Of Countries

43
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National Language

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa
Asia

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Regulated By

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala

Interesting Facts

  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

Similar To

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages

Derived From

Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language

Swahili vs Malayalam Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3

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

Swahili and Malayalam as Minority Language

In Swahili and Malayalam speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Malayalam 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.
  • Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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

Swahili and Malayalam Regulators

Swahili and Malayalam speaking countries provide you Swahili and Malayalam regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Malayalam is regulated by Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala. Also get to learn, Swahili and Malayalam Language History.

Swahili and Malayalam Continents

Thinking about Swahili and Malayalam continents in which Swahili and Malayalam speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and Malayalam. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. While Malayalam speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Malayalam 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.
    • Malayalam Interesting Facts:

      • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
      • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

      The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages and derived from Sanskrit Language.