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Bookmark or Share- The story of how Swahili became Africa’s most spoken languageOnce 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 of the world...
- Swahili language - WikipediaSwahili, 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). [6] Estimates of the number of Swahili speakers, including both native and second-language speakers, vary widely.
- How to Learn Swahili: An In-Depth Guide (With Resources!)Swahili is spoken by an estimated 90 million people in Africa alone. It is the most widely-spoken African language. Swahili is the national language of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is used as the “lingua franca” throughout East and Southeast Africa.
- Swahili language - New World EncyclopediaSwahili, 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.
- Swahili people - WikipediaThe Swahili people (Swahili: WaSwahili, وَسوَحِيلِ) comprise mainly Bantu, Afro-Arab, and Comorian ethnic groups inhabiting the Swahili coast, an area encompassing the Zanzibar archipelago and mainland Tanzania's seaboard, littoral Kenya, northern Mozambique, the Comoros Islands, and northwest Madagascar. The original Swahili ...
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