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[1] About 2,000 years ago Kenya became part of the Africa/Asia trading network that Arabic, Persian, and Swahili speakers so successfully set up. [2] During that time, Swahili held a status equivalent to that held nowadays by English: it was widely known and spoken. [3] Swahili is a Bantu language. And during that time, Bantu was the dominant cultural, ethnic and linguistic group in Kenya. [4] The Portuguese were first of the Europeans to try to claim Kenya as a colony. [5] But the English were much more successful in their military, political and trading attempts in the area. [6[ By the 20th century, the English had successfully linked Kenya to other English-controlled African areas such as Uganda, and to Great Britain. They did so largely by getting involved in agriculture; and by setting up educational and governmental institutions, and trading and transportation networks. [7] Kenya realized political independence from Great Britian, in 1963. [8] But by that time English held a status equivalent to that of Swahili, in the country. For it was the language of all the key sectors of modern industrial development: education, government, and politics.
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What languages are spoken in Kenya Tanzania and Mozambique?
In Kenya, the official languages are Swahili and English. In Tanzania, the official languages are Swahili and English as well. In Mozambique, the official language is Portuguese. Additionally, there are many indigenous languages spoken in all three countries.
How do you say dad in Kenyan?
There is no language called "Kenyan". Kenya's official languages are English and Swahili - in Swahili "dad" is "baba".
What is the Kenya alphabet?
Swahili is a Bantu language spoken by about 35 million people in Tanzania, Burundi, Congo (Kinshasa) Kenya, Mayotte, Mozambique, Oman, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, UAE and the USA. Swahili is an official language of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya and is used as a lingua franca throughout East Africa. The name Swahili comes from the Arabic word sawāhil (coasts) and the language contains a lot of vocabulary from Arabic, Persian, Malagasy, English, German and Portuguese.The earliest known manuscript in Swahili, a poetic epic, was written in the Arabic script and dates from 1728. 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 1895.
Is Luo spoken in Kenya?
The language of the Luo people in Kenya is also called Luo in English (Kiluo in Swahili). The people of the same tribe across the border in Tanzania are called the Jaluo. There is almost surely a special form for "the Luo language" in Luo, but the answer must come from a contributor who knows Luo.
How many people in the world speak Swahili?
This contributor estimates 150 million, divided as follows: Tanzania and Kenya 90 million , D.R.C. 25,000, Rwanda and Burundi 10 million, elsewhere 8 million. The estimate is based on current population estimates found in Wikipedia and statoids.com (for Congo), joined by the contributor's 45 years of living and traveling in the Swahili areas. Wikipedia has a helpful linguistic map of the Congo. Swahili is the national language of Kenya (with English) and Tanzania and is used in government, school,s mass-communication media, the armed services, entertainment media, etc. A fairly small percentage of people speak it as a first language (probably 20 per cent and growing), children learning it from friends and at school. The estimate here is that about half of the people of Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi speak Swahili. It is the first language of almost everyone in eastern Congo, from Lubumbashai in the south to Lake Kivu in the north. This is a result of the profound effects of the slave trade in which the language was brought by Swahilis and Arabs from the Indian Ocean coast. Their culture and language largely displaced local ones, and the number and percentage of people whose first language is Swahili is probably higher than in either Tanzania or Kenya.
What language of east africa is an official language of kenya and tanzania?
Tanzania has no official language, but I think you're thinking about Swahili, which is official in Kenya and widely spoken in Tanzania.
What African nation has the major language Swahili?
Kenya and Tanzania
What two countreis speak Swahili?
Swahili is spoken as a significant language in several countries in East Africa, but the two countries where it is predominantly spoken are Tanzania and Kenya. Swahili is the official language in Tanzania and one of the official languages in Kenya.
What language is simba?
Simba speaks Swahili, the national language of Kenya and Tanzania. The name "Simba" itself means lion in Swahili.
What language is spoken by millions of people in Uganda Kenya and Tanzania?
English is a language is spoken by millions of people in Uganda Kenya and Tanzania. Swahili is also spoken by millions of people.
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.
In what African nations is Swahili the major language?
Burundi,DR Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Oman, Rwanda, Tanzinia, and Uganda. Forgive me if i'm wrong. :(
What is the region of Swahili?
Tanzania, Kenya, and most of Africa
Is Swahili a Bantu language?
The Swahili language or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique.
What languages are spoken in Kenya Tanzania and Mozambique?
In Kenya, the official languages are Swahili and English. In Tanzania, the official languages are Swahili and English as well. In Mozambique, the official language is Portuguese. Additionally, there are many indigenous languages spoken in all three countries.
What languages are widely spoken in the areas of east Africa such Kenya and Tanzania?
Swahili is the most widely spoken.
In which country is the Swahili language used?
Swahili is primarily spoken in Tanzania and Kenya, as well as parts of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is also one of the official languages of these countries.
