Countries
India
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
India
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Kannada Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
How Many People Speak?
1.70 million150.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.01 %0.42 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
1.70 million15.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
2.00 million75.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Tulu
Kiswahili
Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
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swahili
German Name
Tulu
Swahili
Pronunciation
[ˈtulu]
[swaˈhili]
Ethnicity
Tuluva
Swahili people or Waswahili