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Swahili Language

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Native speakersEstimates range from 2 million (2003) to 15 million (2012); L2 speakers: 90 million (1991–2015)
ISO 639-3Congo Swahili
Makwe
Mwani
Language familyBantu languages
Niger–Congo languages
Benue–Congo languages
Writing systems Latin script
Arabic script
Regulated byBaraza la Kiswahili la Taifa
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa
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Date of Upd.
ID1177603
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About Swahili Language


Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, is a Bantu language and the first language of the Swahili people. It is a lingua franca of the African Great Lakes region and other parts of eastern and south-eastern . . .

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