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Swahili and Quechua


Quechua and Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
6   
9

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    •   
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  

Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   
Not Available   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Quechua-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
24   
6
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
26   
16

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Habari   
Rimaykullayki   

Thank You
Asante   
Solpayki   

How Are You?
Habari gani?   
Allillanchu   

Good Night
Usiku mwema   
Allin tuta   

Good Evening
Habari za jioni   
Wuynas nuchis   

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri   
Wuynas tardis   

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi   
Wuynus diyas   

Please
tafadhali   
Not Available   

Sorry
pole   
Pampachaykuway   

Bye
bye   
bye   

I Love You
nakupenda   
Kuyayki   

Excuse Me
Samahani   
Pampachaway   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja   
Ancash   

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
920,000.00   
29

Dialect 2
Kimrima   
Huánuco   

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
190,000.00   
33

Dialect 3
Kimgao   
Yaru   

Where They Speak
Kilwa   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
150,000.00   
25

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million   
13
8.90 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million   
40
8.90 million   
99+

Native Name
Not Available   
Qhichwa   

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili   
North La Paz Quechua   

French Name
swahili   
quechua   

German Name
Swahili   
Quechua-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili   
Quechua   

History

Origin
6th century   
16th Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Quechumaran Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Andean Equatorial   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Swahili   
Quechua   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
sw   
qu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa   
que   

ISO 639 2/B
swa   
que   

ISO 639 3
swa   
que   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
swah1254   
quec1387   

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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All Swahili and Quechua Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Swahili and Quechua dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Quechua language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Quechua Dialects are spoken in different Quechua speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Quechua Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Quechua dialects include: Ancash , Huánuco. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Swahili and Quechua Speaking population

Swahili and Quechua speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Quechua languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Quechua Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Swahili and Quechua on Swahili vs Quechua where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swahili and Quechua Language Codes

Swahili and Quechua language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Quechua Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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