About Swahili Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Swahili is a popular Bantu language that is spoken in Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. It is also widely spoken in Burundi, Mozambique, Oman, Somalia the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Africa. The total number of native speakers is 98 million. According to a survey in 2012, there are about 47 million speakers in Tanzania and around 34 million in Uganda. You will be surprised to know that there is a small number of speakers in other parts of the world. Swahili is written in the Arabic script and is very much influenced by the Latin alphabet. There are plenty of dialects of Swahili but the modern standard Swahili is based on Kiunguja. Some old dialects include Maho that is distinctive from other dialects. Kimwani is another dialect that is majorly spoken in Mozambique.
About Catalan Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Catalan popularly known as català or llengua catalana; Eastern Catalan: [kətəˈla] is a major language of the Valencian Community. Catalan is a Western Romance language and has been derived from Vulgar Latin. Catalan is the official language of Andorra and is spoken by people in the country. It is the co-official language of three communities. The language is prominent in three communities of eastern Spain. It is widely spoken in Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands. The language has semi-official status in the commune of Alghero in Italy. Catalan is also spoken in the Pyrénées-Orientales which is the department of France. The language is spoken in further areas in eastern Spain and the eastern strip of Aragon. It is also the commonly spoken language in the Carche area. People who speak Catalan are called Països Catalans. It is a language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages in the eastern Pyrenees.
