Home
Languagevs


Swahili and Uyghur


Uyghur and Swahili


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania  
China  

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  
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan  

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)  
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region  

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    •   
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages  
Uzbek Language  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Gokturk Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Uyghur-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
24  
6
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
21  
11
27  
17

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Habari  
Ässalamu läykum.  

Thank You
Asante  
rakhmat  

How Are You?
Habari gani?  
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?  

Good Night
Usiku mwema  
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun  

Good Evening
Habari za jioni  
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri  
تۆنۈگۈن خەير  

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi  
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  

Please
tafadhali  
birdam  

Sorry
pole  
kachurung  

Bye
bye  
Khayr khosh  

I Love You
nakupenda  
sizni yahshi kOrman  

Excuse Me
Samahani  
Kachurung  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja  
Turpan  

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island  
China  

How Many People Speak
75,000,000.00  
12
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 2
Kimrima  
Hotan  

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam  
China  

How Many People Speak
75,000,000.00  
10
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Kimgao  
Lop Nur  

Where They Speak
Kilwa  
China  

How Many People Speak
75,000,000.00  
9
25,000,000.00  
21

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
7  
7

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million  
13
10.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
8.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
75.00 million  
14
25.00 million  
27

Native Name
Kiswahili  
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)  

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili  
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga  

French Name
swahili  
ouïgour  

German Name
Swahili  
Uigurisch  

Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]  
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]  

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili  
Uyghur  

History

Origin
6th century  
11  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
-  

Branch
Bantu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki  

Standard Forms
Swahili  
Uyghur  

Language Position
21  
19
98  
99+

Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language  
Signed Uyghur  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
sw  
ug  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa  
uig  

ISO 639 2/B
swa  
uig  

ISO 639 3
swa  
uig  

ISO 639 6
swa  
uig  

Glottocode
swah1254  
uigh1240  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

Summary >>
<< Code

All Swahili and Uyghur Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Swahili and Uyghur dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Uyghur language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Uyghur Dialects are spoken in different Uyghur speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Uyghur Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Uyghur dialects include: Turpan , Hotan. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

Swahili and Uyghur Speaking population

Swahili and Uyghur speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Uyghur languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Uyghur Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Swahili and Uyghur on Swahili vs Uyghur where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swahili and Uyghur Language Codes

Swahili and Uyghur language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Uyghur Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

Easiest Languages to Learn

Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Easiest Languages to Learn

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Compare Easiest Languages to Learn