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  1. Swahili - Wikipedia

    Kiswahili is one of the most widely used languages of the African family, and the most widely spoken in sub-Saharan Africa. It is among the 10 most widely spoken languages in the world, with more than …

  2. Introduction to the Kiswahili Language

    Over 50 million people in eastern and central African speak Kiswahili. It is widely used in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. A little over one million people speak it as their first language. Most others …

  3. Complete Guide to Swahili/Kiswahili — All You Want to Know

    Apr 21, 2022 · Everything you want to know about Swahili (aka Kiswahili) — its history, where it's spoken, how to learn it, how to pronounce it, and more.

  4. Swahili alphabet, pronunciation and language - Omniglot

    Swahili (Kiswahili / کِسْوَهِيلِ) Swahili is a Bantu language spoken mainly in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya, and also in Burundi, Mozambique, Oman, Somalia the Democratic Republic of the Congo …

  5. African Lingua Franca, Bantu Language - Britannica

    Standard Swahili is based on the kiUnguja dialect. Swahili is characteristically Bantu in its grammar, and it has a large vocabulary of word roots traceable to a common Bantu stock.

  6. Swahili language - New World Encyclopedia

    Swahili (also called Kiswahili; see below for derivation) is a Bantu language of the Sabaki subgroup of Northeastern Coast Bantu languages.

  7. Swahili - English Dictionary (Kamusi ya Kiswahili - Kiingereza)

    Oct 13, 2014 · Swahili is a major language spoken in large parts of mainly East Africa, primarily as a lingua franca. The number of speakers is estimated to be between 50 million and 100 million. This …

  8. Kiswahili: how a standard version of the east African language was ...

    Jul 6, 2023 · Kiswahili originated in east Africa, spreading around the continent and the globe. It’s been adopted as a working language at the African Union and there’s a push for it to become Africa’s lingua...

  9. Learn Kiswahili - theafricainstitute

    Embrace Kiswahili, the lingua franca of East and Central Africa.

  10. Swahili - Wikiwand

    Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya, and Mozambique. Estim...