Swahili and Turkish Speaking countries

Swahili

Turkish

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Countries

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

Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey

Total No. Of Countries

411

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National Language

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

Turkey

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa

Asia, Europe

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania

Regulated By

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

Turkish Language Association

Interesting Facts

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

Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.

Similar To

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Azerbaijani Language

Derived From

Arabic Language

Swahili vs Turkish Countries

Comparing Swahili vs Turkish countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Swahili and Turkish languages.

Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.
Turkish Speaking Countries: Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey.

So we find that, total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Turkish is official language is 11

Find if Swahili and Turkish are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Swahili and Turkish speaking countries will give you the presence of Swahili and Turkish languages in different countries. Along with Swahili vs Turkish countries, you can also compare Swahili vs Turkish.

Swahili and Turkish as Minority Language

In Swahili and Turkish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Turkish 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.
Turkish as minority language: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania.

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

Swahili and Turkish Regulators

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

Swahili and Turkish Continents

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

Turkish Interesting Facts:

Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.

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