Swahili and Swedish Speaking countries
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Sweden
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Finland
Speaking Continents
Africa
Antartica, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Norwegian and Danish Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Old Norse Language
Swahili and Swedish as Minority Language
In Swahili and Swedish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Swedish as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- Swedish as minority language: Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
If you want to compare Swahili and Swedish dialects, then you can go to Swahili vs Swedish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Swahili and Swedish Regulators
Swahili and Swedish speaking countries provide you Swahili and Swedish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Swedish is regulated by Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council. Also get to learn, Swahili and Swedish Language History.
Swahili and Swedish Continents
Thinking about Swahili and Swedish continents in which Swahili and Swedish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and Swedish. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. While Swedish speaking countries lie in Antartica, Europe. 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 Swedish languages:
Swahili Interesting Facts:
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Swedish Interesting Facts:
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Norwegian and Danish Language and derived from Old Norse Language.