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 Malayalam Language
According to Wikipedia.org, The Malayalam language is the subgroup of the Dravidian language family. It is spoken as an official language in India in the state of Kerala and Lakshadweep. There are many bilingual communities in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu that speak this language. Currently, more than 35 million people are speaking Malayalam since the 21st century. Three different regional dialects are associated with Malayalam. There is a difference in all the regional dialects and the way they are spoken. Each caste has a different way to speak its dialect. Due to this difference, there is a differentiation among formal, literary, and colloquial speech. Malayalam is inspired by Sanskrit words while it is also influenced by Grantha script. Just like many other Dravidian languages, Malayalam has a series of retroflex consonants. Surprisingly, Malayalam has an infinite verb only for tenses. There are no verbs associated with number and gender.
