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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
     
    Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
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    Somalia
    Not spoken in any of the countries
    Africa, Middle East
    Yemen
    National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
    • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
    • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
    Afar and Oromo Language
    Arabic Language

    Swahili vs Somali Countries

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

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

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

    Swahili and Somali as Minority Language

    In Swahili and Somali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Somali as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

    • Swahili as minority language: .
    • Somali as minority language: .

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

    Swahili and Somali Regulators

    Swahili and Somali speaking countries provide you Swahili and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. regulates Swahili language.Somali is regulated by . Also get to learn, Swahili vs Somali.

    Swahili and Somali Continents

    Thinking about Swahili and Somali continents in which Swahili and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and Somali. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in . While Somali 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 Somali languages:

    Swahili Interesting Facts:

    Somali Interesting Facts:

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