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Swahili People Share Language
Swahili is not a country in Africa,
but instead refers to a language and
region of the Eastern African coast­
line. The word Swahili is Arabic and
means “coastline.” It originated from
second century Arabs and Persians
who migrated to the coast for pur­
poses of trading.
Although English is spoken by
most governmental agencies in the
r,region, such as Kenya and Uganda,
Swahili is the most common language
of the working classes. Today, Swahili
is taught right along with English in
schools throughout much of the Af­
rican continent.
During the 17th and 18th centu­
ries, Christian missionaries spread
their word of God around the world,
including many African nations. They
taught English to their new converts.
However, the Swahili peoples re­
fused to give up their own dialect and
the missionaries had to learn Swahili.
This was a huge victory for the local
population. In return, the Swahili
language traveled to other parts of
the world, including Europe and the
Americas.
While Swahili language is a native
language of Africa, some of it has
Portuguese, German, Arab, En­
glish and Spanish roots. The first
Swahili-English dictionary came
from English missionaries who
had also traveled throughout
Europe and the Middle East.
Besides finding books in the
library on how to speak Swahili,
enthusiasts and students can
listen to Swahili radio programs _
broadcast around the world.
The BBC, Radio Cairo, The
V o ic e o f A m e ric a , R ad io
D eutschew elle, R adio M os­
cow, Radio Japan, Radio China,
Radio Sudan, and Radio South
Africa, all have program s in
Sw ahili. Even M ichael Jackson got
into th e picture by including Swahili
phrases in his song “Liberian G irl.”
For centuries, Swahili people have
had a strong presence in the trading
and shipping industries. With skills in
hunting, fishing and boat building, they
sailed the oceans and traded around
the world.
C urrently, the language o f the
Swahili peoples is one of the most
popular. To learn more about Swahili,
check Internet search engines or go to
websites like Google. There are also
many dictionaries, language and cus­
toms books, videos, cassettes and
software discs to help you learn.
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Have some fun with the Swahili lan­
guage. Share some of these words with
your family and friends:
Hello
How are you?
Mother
Father
Grandmother
Grandfather
Goodbye
I am tine
Daughter
Son
Granddaughter
Grandson
Jambo
Hujambo?
Mama
Baba
Hibi
Habu
Kwa Herí
Sijambu
Uinti
Moto wa kiume
Mjukuu wa kike
Mjukuu wa kiume
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