Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Total No. Of Countries
44
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46
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National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Konkani Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Hello
Habari
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
Asante
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Habari gani?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
Usiku mwema
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
tafadhali
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
pole
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
bye
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
nakupenda
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
Samahani
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)