Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
European Union, Malta
Total No. Of Countries
42
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46
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National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Malta
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
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
National Council for the Maltese Language
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
Arabic Language
Roman Languages