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Swahili vs Quechua


Quechua vs Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya  
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
6  
9

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania  
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  

Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages  
Aymara and Guarani Languages  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Quechua-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
24  
6
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
26  
16

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Habari  
Rimaykullayki  

Thank You
Asante  
Solpayki  

How Are You?
Habari gani?  
Allillanchu  

Good Night
Usiku mwema  
Allin tuta  

Good Evening
Habari za jioni  
Wuynas nuchis  

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri  
Wuynas tardis  

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi  
Wuynus diyas  

Please
tafadhali  
jamuspa  

Sorry
pole  
Pampachaykuway  

Bye
bye  
bye  

I Love You
nakupenda  
Kuyayki  

Excuse Me
Samahani  
Pampachaway  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja  
Ancash  

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
75,000,000.00  
12
920,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Kimrima  
Huánuco  

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
75,000,000.00  
10
190,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kimgao  
Yaru  

Where They Speak
Kilwa  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
75,000,000.00  
9
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million  
13
8.90 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
8.90 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
75.00 million  
14
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Kiswahili  
Qhichwa  

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili  
North La Paz Quechua  

French Name
swahili  
quechua  

German Name
Swahili  
Quechua-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]  
[ˈketʃwa]  

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili  
Quechua  

History

Origin
6th century  
16th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Quechumaran Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Andean Equatorial  

Branch
Bantu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Swahili  
Quechua  

Language Position
21  
19
23  
21

Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language  
Signed Quechua  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
sw  
qu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa  
que  

ISO 639 2/B
swa  
que  

ISO 639 3
swa  
que  

ISO 639 6
swa  
que  

Glottocode
swah1254  
quec1387  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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Swahili and Quechua Language History

Comparison of Swahili vs Quechua language history gives us differences between origin of Swahili and Quechua language. History of Swahili language states that this language originated in 6th century whereas history of Quechua language states that this language originated in 16th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Swahili and Quechua Language History.

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Swahili and Quechua Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Swahili and Quechua greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swahili and Quechua language. Swahili word for "Hello" is Habari or Quechua word for "Thank You" is Solpayki. Find more of such common Swahili Greetings and Quechua Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Swahili vs Quechua Difficulty

The Swahili vs Quechua difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swahili Alphabets and Quechua Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Swahili and Quechua are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swahili and Quechua, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swahili is 36 weeks while to learn Quechua time required is 44 weeks.

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