Thai and Swahili Speaking countries

Thai

Swahili

Swahili and Thai Speaking Countries

Countries

Thailand

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

Thailand

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa

Minority Language

Burma, Cambodia, Laos

Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

Interesting Facts

Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

Similar To

Lao Language

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Derived From

Khmer Language

Arabic Language

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Thai and Swahili as Minority Language

In Thai and Swahili speaking countries you will get the countries which have Thai and Swahili as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Thai as minority language: Burma, Cambodia, Laos.
Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Thai and Swahili dialects, then you can go to Thai vs Swahili Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Thai and Swahili Regulators

Thai and Swahili speaking countries provide you Thai and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา) regulates Thai language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Thai and Swahili Language History.

Thai and Swahili Continents

Thinking about Thai and Swahili continents in which Thai and Swahili speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Thai and Swahili. Most of the Thai speaking countries lie in Asia. While Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Thai and Swahili languages:

Thai Interesting Facts:

Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.

Swahili Interesting Facts:

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

The Thai language was derived from Khmer Language and is similar to Lao Language whereas Thai language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.