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It is also widely used in Kenya and Uganda with many people using it in Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe also.
But in Kenya the younger generation have almost changed the whole language in what is now known as Sheng.
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∙ 14y agoTanzaniaSwahili is an official language, alongside EnglishKenyaSwahili is a national language, alongside other major African languagesUgandaSwahili is widely used as a language of interethnic communicationDemocratic Republic of CongoSwahili is one of four national languagesOther countriesSwahili is also used in Rwanda, in Burundi (for commercial purposes), and by a significant number of people in the southern part of Somalia and in northern Mozambique. It is also encountered in the larger cities of Southern Ethiopia
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What is the language of Shinyanga?
Swahili.
What is the Swahili word for energy?
Nishati
What was the sigificance of the bantu?
Swahili, a Bantu language, is one of the languages of the African Union. The Bantu peoples displaced the Khoisan peoples in much of southern Africa.
How many different versions of the Bantu language are there?
AnswerOther Bantu languages include* in Central and Eastern Africa o Swahili o Lingala o Luganda o Gĩkũyũ o Bukusu o Lusoga o Kikongo o Chichewa o Chiyao o Kihaya o Kichagga o Kinyarwanda o Kirundi * in Southern Africa o Shona o Ndebele (Sindebele) o Tswana (Setswana) o Sesotho o Zulu (isiZulu) o Xhosa o Sepedi o Swazi * in West Africa o Ngumba (Cameroon) o Kako (Cameroon) o Basaa (Cameroon)Some are usually known in English without the class prefix (Swahili instead of Kiswahili, etc.), and some others vary (Setswana or Tswana, Sindebele or Ndebele, etc.). The bare form typically does not occur in the language: in the country of Botswana the people are the Batswana, one person is a Motswana, and the language is Setswana.Today most linguists see the center of the Bantu expansion, that started about 2000 years before present in eastern Nigeria and Cameroon.[edit](Narrow) Bantu languages* Bemba * Songa * Northwest o Zone A o Zone B o Zone C * Central o Zone D (Lengola, Enya, Mbole, Mituku, Bembe, Buyu, Nyanga, Bhele (Piri), Bila, Bodo, Bera (Bira), Budu, Homa, Kaiku, Komo, Kango, Ndaka, Nyali, Amba, Vanuma, Mbo, Kare, Bali, Beeke, Hamba, Holoholo, Kanu, Kwami, Shabunda-Lega, Mwenga-Lega, Lika, Songoora (Dialects: Gengele, North Binja, South Binja), Zimba) o Zone E (Gweno, Kahe, Chaga (Chaga languages: Machame Mochi, Rombo, Vunjo), Rusa, Malakote, Chonyi, Digo, Duruma, Giryama (Nyika), Segeju, Pokomo (Upper and Lower), Taita, Sagalia, Logoli, Kabwa, Gusii, Ikizu, Kuria, Ngurimi, Ikoma (Nata), Temi (Sonjo), Suba, Sizaki, Ware, Zanaki, Dhaiso, Embu, Gikuyu, Chuka, Meru, Tharaka, Mwimbi, Muthambi) o Zone F (Bende, Fipa, Mambwe, Lungu, Pimbwe, Rungwa, Tongwe, Konongo, Kimbu, Nyamwezi, Sukuma, Sumbwa, Bungu, Langi, Mbugwe, Nilamba, Nyaturu (Rimi), Mbugu) o Zone G o Zone H o Zone J o Zone K o Zone L (Bwile, Kaonde, Nkoya, Mbwera, Bangubangu, Binji, Kete, Luna, Songe, Mbagani, Budya, Hemba, Kanyok, Luba-Kasai, Luba-Katanga, Lwalu, Sanga) o Zone M o Zone N (Manda, Mantengo, Ngoni, Tonga, Mpoto, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Nsenga, Barwe, Kunda, Nyungwe, Phimbi, Sena, Malawi Sena, Podzo, Rue) o Zone P (Yao, Mwera, Makonde, Machinga, Nyasa, Mabiha, Ndonde Hamba, Ndendeule, Matumbi, Mbunga, Ndengereko, Ngindo, Nindi, Rufiji, Chuwabu, Maindo, Koti, Kokola, Lolo, Manyawa, Lomwe, Ngulu, Marenje, Takwane, Makua, Makhuwa-Meetto, Makhuwa-Moniga, Makhuwa-Shirima, Makhuwa-Marrevone, Makhuwa-Saka) o Zone R (Herero, Zemba, Yeyi, Umbundu (South Mbundu), Ndombe, Nyaneka, Nkhumbi, Kwanyama, Ndonga, Kwambi, Ngandyera, Mbalanhu) o Zone S (Dema, Kalanga, Manyika, Ndau, Nambya, Shona, Zezuru, Tawara, Tewe, Chopi, Tonga-Inhambane, Ronga Tsonga, Tonga, Tswa, Venda, Swati (Swazi), Xhosa, Zulu, Zimbabwe Ndebele, North Transvaal Ndebele, South Transvaal Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Birwa, Kgalagadi, Lozi, Tswana, Tswapong) o Unclassified (Boguru, Gbati-ri, Isanzu, Ngbee, Kari, Mayeka, Ngbinda, Nyanga-li, Songo)[edit]Some Bantu words in popular Western culture* Samba * Banjo * Rumba * Conga * Mambo * Zombie * Bongos * Gumbo * Jumbo * La Bamba * Marimba
What is the definition of Punda?
Donkey in Swahili Donkey in Swahili Donkey in Swahili
What is the Swahili word for devil?
The Swahili word for devil is "shetani."
How do you say and in Swahili?
The Swahili word is 'Na'
What is leopard in Swahili?
Leopard is "chui" in Swahili
Swahili language what is dusk in Swahili?
"Dusk" in Swahili is translated as "jioni."
What is 'excuse me' in Swahili?
in Swahili "excuse me" is "samahani".
What does gasta mean in Swahili?
Not a Swahili word.
What does Amaya mean in Swahili?
Not a word in Swahili
How do you say champion in Swahili?
Swahili is a language spoken by Swahili people in African countries of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Burundi. In Swahili champion is called Bingwa.
What is the word for the numeral one in Swahili?
Swahili is a language that is spoken by the Swahili people in countries such as Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. The word for the numeral one in Swahili is 'moja'.
What does Brandon mean in Swahili?
Brandon is not a Swahili name, but to make the name look Swahili it would be... Brandoni.
What does duma mean in Swahili?
It means Cheetah in Swahili!
