Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey
Total No. Of Countries
47
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46
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National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Azerbaijan, Gambia
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Even though Official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, the Business language is Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
- Azerbaijan is known as “Land of Fire”, is country with unique culture and spellbinding history.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Turkish
Derived From
Arabic Language
Osmanly language
How Many People Speak?
150.00 million26.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.42 %0.34 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
15.00 million23.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
75.00 million25.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Kiswahili
Azərbaycan dili / Азәрбајҹан дили / آذربايجانجا ديلي
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, Azerbaijani Turkish
French Name
swahili
azéri
German Name
Swahili
Aserbeidschanisch
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[ɑzærbɑjdʒɑn dili]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Azerbaijani