Countries
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Philippines
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Philippines
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)
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Island of Cebu
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2421
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2116
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
32
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks3 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
Habari
Hoy
Thank You
Asante
Salamat
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Maayong Buntag
Please
tafadhali
Palihug
Sorry
pole
Ikasubo ko
Bye
bye
Babay
I Love You
nakupenda
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
Samahani
Ekskyus mi
Dialects
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Boholano
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Bohol
How Many People Speak
NANA
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Kimrima
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
southern Leyte
How Many People Speak
NANA
700
80000000
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Dialect 3
Kimgao
North Kana
Where They Speak
Kilwa
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak
NANA
1400
96000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
124
0
188
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How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
150.00 millionNA
0.13
1200
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Speaking Population
NA0.32 %
0.11
89
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Native Speakers
15.00 million21.00 million
0.13
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
NA14.50 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
-9999
Visayan
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
swahili
cebuano
German Name
Swahili
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Cebuano people
History
Origin
6th century
16th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Standard Cebuano
Language Position
NA62
1
120
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Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
sw
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
swa
ceb
ISO 639 2/B
swa
ceb
ISO 639 3
swa
ceb
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
cebu1242
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available