Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Total No. Of Countries
46
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46
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National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Spain
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Latin
How Many People Speak?
150.00 million9.20 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.42 %0.12 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
15.00 million4.10 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
75.00 million5.10 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Kiswahili
català
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
swahili
catalan; valencien
German Name
Swahili
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Catalan people