Swahili Language (swh) - Revision history

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Also Known As: Swahili,Suahili,Kisuahili,Kiswahili,Kiswaheli,Kisuaheli,...
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<tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Swahili,Suahili,Kisuahili,Kiswahili,Kiswaheli,Kisuaheli,Arab-swahili

<b>Description:</b>

Swahili (Kiswahili) is spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Indian Ocean coastline from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique, including the Comoros Islands. Although only 5-10 million people speak it as their native language, Swahili is also a lingua franca of much of East Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a national or official language of four nations, and is the only language of African origin among the official working languages of the African Union.
Swahili is a Bantu language that serves as an alternative first language to various groups traditionally inhabiting about 1,500 miles of the Southeast African coast. About 35% of the Swahili vocabulary derives from the Arabic language, gained through more than twelve centuries of contact with Arabic-speaking traders. It also has incorporated German, Portuguese, English and French words into its vocabulary through contact during the last five centuries. Swahili has become a second language spoken by tens of millions in three countries, Tanzania, Kenya, and Congo (DRC), where it is an official or national language. The neighboring nation of Uganda made Swahili a required<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=28450 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
<tr><td><h2>Location of Swahili Language Speakers</h2>
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<tr><td><h2>Rosetta Document Collection</h2>
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<tr><td>Detailed Description:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_swh_detail-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_swh_detail-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Genesis Translation:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_swh_gen-2 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_swh_gen-2 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td>2</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_swh_gen-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_swh_gen-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Grammar:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_swh_morsyn-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_swh_morsyn-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Miscellaneous:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_swh_misc-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_swh_misc-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Orthography:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_swh_ortho-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_swh_ortho-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Phonology:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_swh_phon-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_swh_phon-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
<tr><td>Universal Declaration Of Human Rights:</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>1</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/details/rosettaproject_swh_undec-1 (download)]</td><td>[http://www.archive.org/stream/rosettaproject_swh_undec-1 (browse)] </td></tr>
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<h2>Overview</h2>

<tr><td><b>Main Country: </b></td><td>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/tanzania Tanzania]</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Spoken In: </b></td><td>

<b><i>Countries: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/kenya Kenya], [http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/tanzania Tanzania], [http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/uganda Uganda], [http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/rwanda Rwanda], [http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/burundi Burundi], [http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/mozambique Mozambique], [http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/malawi Malawi], [http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/democratic_republic_of_the_congo Democratic Republic of the Congo], [http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/zambia Zambia]
<b><i>Regions: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/africa Africa]
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<tr><td><b>ISO 639-1 Code: </b></td><td>sw</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>ISO 639-3 Code: </b></td><td>swh</td></tr>

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<tr><td><h2>Classification Taxonomy</h2>
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  [[Niger-Congo Group]]

    [[Atlantic-Congo Group]]

      [[Volta-Congo Group]]

        [[Benue-Congo Group]]

          [[Bantoid Group]]

            [[Southern Bantoid Group]]

              [[Narrow Bantu Group]]

                [[Central Narrow Bantu Group]]

                  [[G Group]]

                    [[Swahili (G.40) Group]]

                      <b>[[Swahili Language]]</b>

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