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Approximately 50 million people speak it as a first or second language.
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There are approximately 75 million Swahili speakers worldwide. Swahili is widely spoken in East Africa and serves as a lingua franca in the region.
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What language was developed when East Africans traded with Arabic speakers?
Swahili, a Bantu language spoken in East Africa, was developed as a result of trade between East Africans and Arabic speakers. Over time, Swahili incorporated many Arabic words and expressions, leading to its unique vocabulary and structure.
What did Swahili give Alexander?
Swahili is a language spoken in East Africa. Alexander the Great lived in ancient Greece and did not have direct contact with Swahili speakers.
How do you swear in Swahili?
Swahili has many vulgar or profane words parallel to those of English, without the endless English variations, but Swahili-speakers don't routinely curse as many English-speakers do. The only Africans this contributor has ever heard curse casually in East Africa have switched to English to do it.
What language is similar to Swahili?
Swahili is most similar to other Bantu languages spoken in East Africa, such as Zulu, Xhosa, and Shona. It also shares some similarities with Arabic due to historical interactions between Swahili speakers and Arabic traders.
How do you say Joy to the World in Swahili?
"Joy to the World" in Swahili is "Furaha Kwa Ulimwengu."
Is Swahili a major language in the US?
No Swahili does not have a lot of American speakers.
How many people speak Swahili?
Native speakers800,000 (2006) 40 million L2 speakers
What is the Swahili word for Greg?
There is no Swahili meaning. Gregory is simply a name from English, also found among Swahili-speakers but not especially common.
What has the author Orkun Ates written?
Orkun Ates has written: 'Easy Swahili for everybody' -- subject(s): Textbooks for foreign speakers, Swahili language, English
How do you say Happy New Year in Swahili?
kuwa na Mwaka mpya mwema.orHeri ya Mwaka MpyaThe first answer is bad Swahili. Corrected it would be Uweinstead of kuwa. But it is simply a translation from English and is not an expression used by Swahili-speakers. The second answer, Heri ya Mwaka Mpya, is the standard New Year's wish used everywhere by Swahili-speakers. It means blessings for the new year.
Would Tshiluba speakers understand Swahili?
No. The grammatical structure is similar and some of the vocabulary is the same, or similar, but a Tshiluba speaker would not understand Swahili without studying it.
How do you spell Susan in Swahili?
You spell Susan in Swahili the same way you spell it in ALL languages that use the Roman alphabet: s, u, s, a,n. A name for Swahili-speakers that's more common than Susan is Susana.
How do you say crap film in Swahili?
Swahili-speakers do not such crude scatological language. "It's a bad film": hii ni filamu mbaya, au picha mbaya, au sinema mbaya.
What major religion is most common within the Swahili ethnic group?
The Waswahili or Swahili People are predominantly MUSLIMS. It is worth noting that the majority of Swahili speakers are actually not Waswahilis themselves, but people who learned the language through trade or national governance. (This is the same way that, for example, far many more people speak English than just the descendants of England because of trade and governance.)
What has the author Mateene Kahombo written?
Mateene Kahombo. has written: 'Jifunze-yekola Lingala-Kiswahili' -- subject(s): Lingala, Lingala language, Self-instruction, Swahili, Swahili language, Textbooks for foreign speakers
What does mboni mean in Swahili?
appleCORRECTION: This answer is wrong. The word means pupil of the eye, also called by some the apple of the eye, possibly the source of this incorrect answer.The Swahili word for apple is tofaa (pl. matofaa), but almost no Swahili-speakers know the word and the English word apple is almost universally used.
How many people in the world speak kenyan?
There is no such language as "kenyan". The official languages of the country known as Kenya are Swahili and English.
