In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Swahili is spoken in the five eastern provinces, and overall almost half of the population speak it. In Uganda Swahili is widely spoken among non-Baganda people, and is taught in schools. The prefix ki- is attached to nouns in the noun class that includes languages, so Kiswahili means "coastal language".
Swahili includes quite a bit of vocabulary of Arabic origin as a result of contact with Arabic-speaking traders and and inhabitants of the Swahili Coast - the coastal area of Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique, and islands such as Zanzibar and Comoros.
There are also words of German, Portuguese, English, Hindi and French origin in Swahili due to contact with traders, slavers and colonial officials. The earliest known pieces of writing, in the Arabic script, in Swaihili are letters dating from , and the earliest known manuscript, a poetic epic entitled Utendi wa Tambuka The History of Tambuka , dates from During the the 19th century Swahili was used as the main language of administration by the European colonial powers in East Africa and under their influence the Latin alphabet was increasingly used to write it.
The first Swahili newspaper, Habari ya Mwezi , was published by missionaries in Hear a recording of the Swahili alphabet by EasySwahili.
Watu wote wamezaliwa huru, hadhi na haki zao ni sawa. Please do not enter your email address there. Please note: JavaScript is required to post comments. Sorry about the confusion. The correct conventional pronunciation is ''a, ba, cha". However some variations have ''a, be, che" especially in Kenyan coast. It can be likened to British and American English that vary in a very small way e.
I hope it is clearer. The letter names in the pdf workbook are not the same as the ones listed on this page, eg. Could we have some clarification please? Your Next Lesson. Learn how to use time-specific greetings. You've finished everything on your pathway. Add a new path? Study Now. Swahili Resources Mobile App. Lessons Advanced Lesson Search. Dictionary View All Dictionary Results. Remember my login. Sign In. Start Your Free Trial.
Learn Swahili in the fastest, easiest and most fun way! Join Now. Or sign up using Facebook. By clicking Join Now, you agree to our Terms of Use , Privacy Policy , and to receive our email communications, which you may opt out at any time. Learn the Swahili Alphabet from A to Z! Related Lessons Say Hello in Swahili. Introduce Yourself. Top Swahili Phrases. Thank You in Swahili. Introduction to Swahili Writing. The Swahili alphabet is easy to learn because it uses the same alphabet as English.
The consonants that are missing are q and x. For example the letter Gg always sound like the Gg in Gift never like the Gg in gender. Swahili Alphabet Chart. No matter where you are in your Swahili lessons you will want to begin by learning the Swahili alphabet, known in Swahili as the alfabeti ya kiswahili.
Secrets to Learning the Swahili Alphabet Fast. Related Lessons. Do you know how to say hello in Swahili? Why 15? The more variations you know, the more you can speak and the more fluent you become! Learn to Say Hello. Can you introduce yourself in Swahili? It will only take you 2 minutes. Then, introduce yourself in the comment section below! Check It Out. How good is your Swahili? Care to put it to the test? Learn the top 25 Swahili phrases, hear the native pronunciation and put your Swahili to the test.
Did you know them all? If not, review the list and master these easy phrases! How difficult is it to learn Swahili? Swahili is considered to be intermediate in difficulty for English speakers, somewhere between Category I and Category II. Toggle navigation. Swahili Karibu, karibuni — Welcome.
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