Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
India, Nepal
Total No. Of Countries
42
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National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Nepal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
People's Republic of China
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Language Academy of Nepal
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Hindi
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language