Swahili and Thai Speaking countries

Swahili

Thai

Thai and Swahili Speaking Countries

Countries

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

Thailand

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

Thailand

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa

Asia

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Burma, Cambodia, Laos

Regulated By

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)

Interesting Facts

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.

Similar To

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Lao Language

Derived From

Arabic Language

Khmer Language

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Swahili and Thai as Minority Language

In Swahili and Thai speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Thai 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.
Thai as minority language: Burma, Cambodia, Laos.

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

Swahili and Thai Regulators

Swahili and Thai speaking countries provide you Swahili and Thai regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Thai is regulated by Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา). Also get to learn, Swahili and Thai Language History.

Swahili and Thai Continents

Thinking about Swahili and Thai continents in which Swahili and Thai speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and Thai. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. While Thai speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Thai 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.

Thai Interesting Facts:

Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.

The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Lao Language and derived from Khmer Language.