Swahili and Welsh
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Wales
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Wales
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Argentina, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Welsh Language Commissioner
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
English Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
British Language
Alphabets in
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How Are You?
Habari gani?
Sut ydych chi?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Nos da
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Noswaith dda
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
P'nawn da
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Bore da
Please
tafadhali
os gwelwch yn dda
Sorry
pole
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
I Love You
nakupenda
Dw i'n dy garu di
Excuse Me
Samahani
Esgusodwch fi
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Patagonian Welsh
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Argentina
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Y Wyndodeg
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Gwynedd
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Y Bowyseg
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Powys
Native Name
Kiswahili
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Cymraeg
French Name
swahili
gallois
German Name
Swahili
Kymrisch
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Welsh people
Origin
6th century
9th Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Celtic
Early Forms
No early forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
Standard Forms
Swahili
Welsh
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Welsh Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
swah1254
wels1247
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
50-ABA
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional
All Swahili and Welsh 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 Welsh dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Welsh language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Welsh Dialects are spoken in different Welsh speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Welsh Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh , Y Wyndodeg. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Welsh Speaking population
Swahili and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 %. 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 Welsh on Swahili vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Welsh Language Codes
Swahili and Welsh language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Welsh Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.