WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Today, Swahili is the lingua franca of East Africa. The Swahili language is part of the Bantu language family (the group of languages spoken in much of central and southern Africa) but has had considerable Arabic influences.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Swahili Culture The Swahili people are mainly united under the mother tongue of Kiswahili, a Bantu language. It is the mixture of Perso-Arab and Bantu cultures in Kilwa that is credited for creating Swahili as a distinctive East African culture and language.

Detailed explanation-3: -Swahili Language The grammar and syntax of KiSwahili are rooted in Bantu. Over time Arabic words were added to the language, eventually making it the primary language spoken in East Africa. Similar to English, the language borrows words from many cultures, including Persian and Portuguese.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Swahili language is a mixture of Bantu (African) and other languages, principally Arabic.

Detailed explanation-5: -Once just an obscure island dialect of an African Bantu tongue, Swahili has evolved into Africa’s most internationally recognised language. It is peer to the few languages of the world that boast over 200 million users.

Detailed explanation-6: -The Swahili culture has a large Arab influence and the word ‘Swahili’ fittingly means ‘coast’ in Arabic. Swahili is a Bantu language spoken mainly in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya, and also in Burundi, Mozambique, Oman, Somalia the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa by about 98 million people.