Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
China, Nepal
Total No. Of Countries
42
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National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Nepal, Tibet
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
China, India, Nepal
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Committee for the Standardisation of the Tibetan Language
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Tibetan dialects vary alot, so it's difficult for tibetans to understand each other if they are not from same area.
- Tibetan is tonal with six tones in all: short low, long low, high falling, low falling, short high, long high.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Nepali and Bhutanese Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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