Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Total No. Of Countries
44
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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