swahili

     

The areas where Swahili is spoken as a native language (ark green), official or national language (medium green), and trade language (light green). As a trade language, it extends some distance further to the northwest.

Trivia about swahili

  • The name of this language spoken in Tanzania comes from an Arabic word meaning "of the coast"
  • Kwanzaa derives its name from a phrase meaning "first fruits" in this African language
  • Euphrase Kezilahabi of Tanzania wrote his novel "Rosa Mistika" in this African language
  • An official language of Kenya, its name means "coast people"
  • In Tanzania:English & this
  • In this language a gnu is known as a nyumbu
  • Waswahili are people who speak this language as their sole mother tongue
  • Originally from Arabic, safari is this African Language's word for "journey"
  • The scroll at the base of Kenya's coat of arms reads "Harambee", or "Together" in this language
  • Learning this Bantu language whose name comes from a word meaning "of the coast"
  • In Kenya:English & this
  • Kenya's official languages are English & this one, whose name means "people of the coast"
  • Bwana means "sir" in this African language
  • Jambo
  • With nearly 50 million speakers, this Bantu language is the most widely spoken in Africa