Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
South Africa
Total No. Of Countries
41
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National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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