Welsh and Swahili
Countries
Wales
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Wales
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
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
English Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
British Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Nos da
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Noswaith dda
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
P'nawn da
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Bore da
Habari za asubuhi
Please
os gwelwch yn dda
tafadhali
Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
pole
I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi
Samahani
Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Argentina
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Gwynedd
Dar es Salaam
Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Powys
Kilwa
Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
Kiswahili
Alternative Names
Cymraeg
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
gallois
swahili
German Name
Kymrisch
Swahili
Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
[swaˈhili]
Ethnicity
Welsh people
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
9th Century
6th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
No early forms
Standard Forms
Welsh
Swahili
Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language
Swahili Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
wels1247
swah1254
Linguasphere
50-ABA
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
-
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Welsh and Swahili Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Welsh and Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Welsh and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Welsh are spoken in different Welsh Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Welsh vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh, Y Wyndodeg. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Welsh and Swahili Speaking population
Welsh and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Welsh and Swahili on Welsh vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Welsh and Swahili Language Codes
Welsh and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Welsh and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.