Swahili language - Wikipedia
WebSwahili, also known by its local name Kiswahili, is a Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique (along the East African coast and adjacent littoral islands).
Swahili alphabet, pronunciation and language - Omniglot
WebWriting system: Arabic script, Latin script. Status: official language in Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. Swahili is an official language of Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya, and is one of the official languages of the African Union, the East African Community, and the Southern African Development Community.
Swahili language | African Lingua Franca, Bantu Language
WebApr 1, 2024 · Swahili is widely used as a lingua franca in: (1) Tanzania, where it is the language of administration and primary education; (2) Kenya, where it is, after English, the main language for these purposes; (3) Congo (Kinshasa), where a form of Swahili is one of the four languages of administration, the main language for this purpose being French ...
The story of how Swahili became Africa’s most spoken language
WebFeb 20, 2022 · X (Twitter) LinkedIn. Once just an obscure island dialect of an African Bantu tongue, Swahili has evolved into Africa’s most internationally recognised language. It is peer to the few languages...
Introduction to the Kiswahili Language | Kiswahili
WebKiswahili is the most important and widely studied indigenous language of Africa, the National and official language of Kenya and Tanzania. It is spoken as a native language on the East coast of Africa and the islands adjacent to the coast from Southern Somalia in the north down through the Kenyan and Tanzanian coasts.
Swahili language - Wikiwand
WebSwahili, also known by its local name Kiswahili, is a Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique. The number of current Swahili speakers, be they native or second-language speakers, is estimated to be over 200 million, with Tanzania known to have most of the native speakers.
Swahili language - New World Encyclopedia
WebOverview. Swahili, spoken natively by various groups traditionally inhabiting about 1,500 miles of the East African coastline, has become a second language spoken by tens of millions in three countries, Tanzania, Kenya, and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where it is an official national language.
History of Swahili - Omniglot
WebLamu as a center of Swahili Language and Cultures, would be a place of interest to students. Swahili Language and Culture. Swahili is a Bantu language of the Niger-Congo family and has a typical, complicated Bantu structure. For example, Swahili utilizes over 13 noun classes, the equivalence of a romance language having 13 genders.
Swahili | Linguistics - University of Chicago
WebSwahili is a national language in Tanzania, Kenya and Congo (DRC). It also has official status in Tanzania, Kenya and in Uganda (along with English). Swahili is characterized by the typical complex Bantu structure. However, it …
Swahili's bid to become a language for all of Africa - BBC
Web16 February 2022. Annabel Lankai. With more than 200 million speakers, Swahili, which originated in East Africa, is one of the world's 10 most widely spoken languages and, as Priya Sippy...
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