BYU offers many interesting classes, including everything from Campfire Leadership to Pre-legal Latin. Introduction to Swahili, however, proves to be one of the most unusual. 'When I tell people I''m ...

Lali Abdalla Shelali performed using a flute during the celebration of World Kiswahili Day on July 7, 2022. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] The most famous phrase from Kiswahili has to be ‘hakuna ...

Once just an obscure island dialect of an African Bantu tongue, Swahili has evolved into Africa’s most internationally recognized language. It is peer to the few languages of the world that boast over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kiswahili’s role as a prominent symbolic and practical language in Africa is the result of multiple factors. These range from ...

Discover which Swahili words we use in English and other facts about the language. Also available in Swahili with audio. 20 useful audio phrases, including 'Hello' and 'How are you?', to download or ...

Part of the cast in one of the scenes in Kulumbisi and Kulunkalu by Alex Mukulu at the National Theatre in Kampala. Ugandan creatives have been implored to utilise the four days a week opportunity to ...

According to the President, having many tribes and clans that are similar is a blessing and the factor can be used to make Swahili a powerful language. The President made the remarks on Thursday, 24th ...

The global prominence of the Kiswahili language continues to grow following the historic decision by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to recognize ...

The EAC is made up of five countries, namely Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. South Sudan’s application to join the community is still being considered by member states. Swahili is already ...

Kiswahili is spoken across eastern and central Africa. Mother-tongue speakers are found mainly along the coast, but Kiswahili is spoken as a second or third language by people around the world.