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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. African Lingua Franca, Bantu Language - Britannica

    Nov 6, 2025 · 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.

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

    Mar 7, 2020 · 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.

  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 - 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...

  8. Kiswahili - Wikipedia, kamusi elezo huru

    Kiswahili (Sawāḥilī kiarabu ,Swahili Kiingereza) ni lugha ya Kibantu ambayo huzungumzwa Afrika Mashariki ikiwa na wasemaji kadiri milioni 200 kama lugha ya kwanza na ya pili.

  9. 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...

  10. Learn Kiswahili - theafricainstitute

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