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Being one of the most widely spoken languages in East Africa, Swahili opens doors to understanding the rich cultures of the ...
Basic Swahili Phrases for Travelers If your Swahili needs are more simple, browse the list below to find a few top phrases to practice before you leave on vacation.
Found in translation Article by Diane Stopyra Photos courtesy of Makenzie Dowlin June 11, 2025 Blue Hen Makenzie Dowlin receives Critical Language Scholarship to study Swahili in Tanzania When ...
Makerere University has launched a basic curriculum for the teaching of Swahili Language to beginners. The programme will be conducted by Makerere University’s Julius Nyerere Leadership Center ...
A study of centuries-old DNA has deciphered the complex ancestry of coastal East Africa's Swahili people, revealing how a cosmopolitan and prosperous medieval civilization arose thanks in large ...
Swahili Night also affords East Africans a platform in the US to assert their presence in a political environment that can become xenophobic and unwelcoming to foreigners.
Swahili has been a recorded written language for centuries and traces its roots back over 1,200 years, but colonial-era European academics became interested in the language because they ...
Spanish and Swahili dictionaries are banned in Michigan prisons. An official says the ban is to prevent prisoners from being disruptive.
With 200 million speakers there is a renewed push to make Swahili a common language for Africa.