Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Habari za asubuhi
Please
tafadhali
tafadhali
I Love You
nakupenda
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Samahani
Samahani
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
swahili
swahili
German Name
Swahili
Swahili
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
6th century
6th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Swahili
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
swah1254
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Swahili and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Swahili Speaking population
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Swahili and Swahili Language Codes
Swahili and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.