Zulu and Swahili Speaking countries

Zulu and Swahili as Minority Language

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

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

Zulu and Swahili Regulators

Zulu and Swahili speaking countries provide you Zulu and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Pan South African Language Board regulates Zulu language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Zulu and Swahili Language History.

Zulu and Swahili Continents

Thinking about Zulu and Swahili continents in which Zulu and Swahili speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Zulu and Swahili. Most of the Zulu speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Zulu and Swahili languages:

Zulu Interesting Facts:

• 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.

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 Zulu language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Xhosa Language whereas Zulu language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.