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Swahili

Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language of the Atlantic–Congo language family, originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya, and Mozambique (along the East African coast and adjacent littoral islands). Estimates of the number of Swahili speakers, including both native and second-language speakers…

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Dialects
Bravanese · Bajuni · Congo Swahili · Makwe · Mwani
Early form
Proto-Swahili
Glottolog
swah1254
Guthrie code
G.42–43; · G.40.A–H (pidgins & creoles)
ISO 639-1
sw
ISO 639-2
swa

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Phonology

Orthography

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Dialects and closely related languages

Swahili poets

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Swahili

Nodes201
Edges200
Triples528
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00995
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Swahili

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related to Sources · 120
Swahili → Abiola, Advanced Technology, Africa, African, African History, African Studies, All, Arabs, Archived, Ashton, Athens, Based, Biodun, Birgit, Blommaert, Brock-Utne, California Publications, Chi-Chifundi, Chi-Jomvu, Chiraghdin
related to Colonial period · 33
Swahili → After, Arabic, Arabs, Bantu, Berlin Conference, Britain, British East Africa, East Africa, East African, English, First World War, German East Africa, German Schule, Germans, In June, Islam, Kenya, Latin, Mombasa, Nilotic
related to Origin · 29
Swahili → According, African, Arab, Arabic, Bantu, Early Swahili History Reconsidered, East Africa, East African Bantu, Hindustani, In, It, Kenya, Malay, Mijikenda, Much, Omani Arabic, Only, Pemba, Persian, Portuguese
related to Somalia · 28
Swahili → Arabic, Bajuni, Brava, Chimwiini, Chizigua, Consequently, Dialects, EAC, East African Community, English, In, It, Italian, Jubba Valley, Kenya, Kibajuni, Mushunguli, Muslims, Nevertheless, Northeast Coast Bantu
related to Tanzania · 28
Swahili → Africa, After Tanganyika, Although, BAKITA, BAKITA's, Baraza, Dar, East Africa, English, In, Institute, Interterritorial Language Committee, Key, Kiswahili, Salaam, Swahili Research, Taasisi, Taifa, Tanganyika, Tanzania
related to overview · 27
Swahili → African Great Lakes, Burundi, Comoros, Dar, DR Congo, EAKC, East African, East African Kiswahili Commission, Estimates, In, It, Kenya, Lindi, Malawi, Mozambique, Mtwara, Pwani, Red Sea, Rwanda, Salaam
related to 19th-century collections · 24
Swahili → Dobi, Edward Steere, English, Goso, Here, In, Kisa, Lion, Monkey, Mwalimu Goso, Natives, Punda, Simba, Some, Steere, Sungura, Swahili Tales, Teacher, The Hare, The Heart
related to External links · 23
Swahili → Arabic, Clarendon Press, CS1, December, English-Swahili, Erickson, ExpansionList, Factors, Gustafsson, Helen, Its Development, Kiswahili Grammar Notes, Marianne, N'Ko, Proposal, Retrieved, Swahili DictionariesArthur Cornwallis Madan, Swahili Yesterday, SwahiliJohn Ogwana, Today
related to Orthography · 21
Swahili → Ajami, Arabic, Arabic Script, British East Africa, East Africa, English, German East Africa, Germany, However, Latin, Mombasa, Much, Mwalimu Sikujua, Nevertheless, Starting, Swahilization, The, There, Thus, United Kingdom
related to Congo · 18
Swahili → Congo, Congo Swahili, Democratic Republic, Haut Lomami, Haut Uele, Haut-Katanga Province, Ituri, Kinshasa, Lomami, Lualaba, Maniema, North Kivu, Sankuru, South Kivu, Standard Swahili, Tanganyika, The, Tshopo

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language arabic also east dialect spoken languages african english kenya coast class bantu dialects kiswahili tanzania used somalia africa script

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SwahiliDialectsBravanese1.00infobox
SwahiliDialectsBajuni1.00infobox
SwahiliDialectsCongo Swahili1.00infobox
SwahiliDialectsMakwe1.00infobox
SwahiliDialectsMwani1.00infobox
SwahiliDialectsSidi1.00infobox
SwahiliDialectsSocotra †1.00infobox
SwahiliEarly formProto-Swahili1.00infobox
SwahiliGlottologswah12541.00infobox
SwahiliGuthrie codeG.42–43;1.00infobox
SwahiliGuthrie codeG.40.A–H (pidgins & creoles)1.00infobox
SwahiliISO 639-1sw1.00infobox
SwahiliISO 639-2swa1.00infobox
SwahiliISO 639-3swa – inclusive code Individual codes: swc – Congo Swahili swh – Coastal Swahili ymk – Makwe (?) wmw – Mwani (?)1.00infobox
SwahiliLanguage familyAtlantic–CongoVolta–CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiSwahili1.00infobox
SwahiliLanguage familyVolta–CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiSwahili1.00infobox
SwahiliLanguage familyBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiSwahili1.00infobox
SwahiliLanguage familyBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiSwahili1.00infobox
SwahiliLanguage familySouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiSwahili1.00infobox
SwahiliLanguage familyBantuNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiSwahili1.00infobox
SwahiliLanguage familyNortheast BantuNortheast Coast BantuSabakiSwahili1.00infobox
SwahiliLanguage familyNortheast Coast BantuSabakiSwahili1.00infobox
SwahiliLanguage familySabakiSwahili1.00infobox
SwahiliLanguage familySwahili1.00infobox
SwahiliLinguasphere99-AUS-m1.00infobox
SwahiliNative toTanzania, Kenya, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Bajuni Islands and Brava, southern Somalia1.00infobox
SwahiliOfficial language inAfrican Union1.00infobox
SwahiliOfficial language inEast African Community1.00infobox
SwahiliOfficial language inSADC1.00infobox
SwahiliPronunciation.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-…1.00infobox

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