The Swahili language was developed in 1728 as a lingua franca between Arabs and African traders.
Swahili can refer to a Bantu ethnic group in East Africa. It can also refer to the Bantu language that has become a lingua franca in the region.
The lingua franca in South America is currently Spanish.
Bantu is not a single language but rather a large group of languages spoken in sub-Saharan Africa. However, some Bantu languages, such as Swahili, have been used as a lingua franca in certain regions due to their widespread use as a trade or administrative language.
The lingua franca of India and Pakistan is Urdu/Hindi.
Swahili and English
Swahili is a Bantu language mixed with Arabic, Persian, German, English, French, and Portuguese.
A lingua franca is a common language that is used for communication between people of different languages and cultures. Lingua Franca is not a country, nor it is it located in any specific countries.
Approximately 50 million people speak it as a first or second language.
The current lingua franca is English, but that may be set to change in the next few years.
The lingua franca for India and Pakistan is Hindi/Urdu--which are functionally the same language.
Swahili is a language that was created with a mix of Bantu languages and Arabic influences. It originated in the African Great Lakes region and has become a lingua franca in East Africa.