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  Swahili language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swahili (also called Kiswahili; see below for a discussion of the nomenclature) is a Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa.
Kiswahili is the word speakers of Swahili use for their language.
Marshad, Hassan A. Kiswahili au Kiingereza (Nchini Kenya).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Swahili   (1744 words)

  
 Swahili - Kiswahili
Kiswahili is one of the most widely-spoken African languages (probably more than 20 million people speak Kiswahili).
Kiswahili is the official language of both Tanzania and Kenya.
Kiswahili is not an original tribal language, but a "new" bantu language with influence from Arabic, Portugese and English.
crawfurd.dk /africa/swahili.htm   (337 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Africa | Microsoft to launch in Kiswahili
Kiswahili will be one of the new languages due to be added in a global local languages programme in response to complaints from around the world that youngsters were losing their native tongues, says Mr Opiyo.
It means computer users in parts of Africa and the diaspora will soon be able to point and click, and operate the world's most used office software in their own native languages on their computers.
For one, the bells and whistles of the start menu are set to change - a Kiswahili Taarab (East African coastal music) tune will welcome users when they log on or open their email.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/3816717.stm   (550 words)

  
 Future of Kiswahili
Kiswahili has acquired an important status in East Africa, namely in Tanzania where it is not only a national language, but the language of education, business, research and even politics.
Kiswahili users are found in other countries such as Comoros, Oman, Congo, Madagascar, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and the Central African Republic.
With the new political development in the region, Kiswahili seems to be gaining a new role and new ground notably in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the geopolitical reconfiguration in the Great Lakes region.
www.richmond.edu /~kkasongo/Future.htm   (460 words)

  
 Kiswahili   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The language is Kiswahili, and its speakers across the globe number...
A Rhetorical Study of Kiswahili Classical Poetry: An Investigation into the Nature and Role of Repetition.
Kiswahili ni lugha bantu inayozungumzwa katika eneo kubwa Afrika ya mashariki.
swahili.encyclopedia.st /Kiswahili   (455 words)

  
 Kiswahili World   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Kiswahili (or Swahili) is an African language spoken mainly by the people of eastern and central Africa.
Kiswahili is the most widely spoken African language, with 50 million speakers in East Africa and Central...
Four levels of Kiswahili are taught at the University of Pennsylvania: elementary.
katalog.maksiu.info /index.php/World/Kiswahili/Kompyuta   (559 words)

  
 World Kiswahili   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The word ''balozi'' means ''ambassador'' in Kiswahili (the language of Tanzania), and Stith's logo is a representation...
Kiswahili is an interesting contender in the European Breeders Fund...
Kiswahili has not run since annihilating her rivals...
www.mozdir.com /World/Kiswahili   (392 words)

  
 Swahili Cultural Services(swahiliservice.com, kiswahili.org)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
These are people with Kiswahili expertise, who can teach people of different ages, students, graduates, men, women, and so forth.
Students learning Kiswahili at different colleges may need a Kiswahili speaker in their neighbourhood, with whom they can do conversational training.
Some people who already speak a little Kiswahili may be thinking of learning more or may wish to refresh their knowledge.
kiswahili.de   (485 words)

  
 unijena - Kiswahili/ Swahili/ Suaheli   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Kiswahili (deutsch Suaheli, englisch Swahili) gilt als die lingua franca Ostafrikas.
In Kenia, Tansania, Burundi, Rwanda und auf Sansibar ist Kiswahili Amtssprache.
Zum einen ist die Bedeutung des Kiswahili in den vergangenen Jahren stetig angewachsen.
www.uni-jena.de /Kiswahili-skin-print.html   (352 words)

  
 Jambo Africa Tours and Safaris [Learn some Kiswahili phrases]
Kiswahili or Swahili is often called an international language.
This is because it has borrowed words from all around the world (two significant examples are Portuguese and Arabic).
The meaning of 'Swahili' is derived from an Arabic work which means 'coastal area' and 'Kiswahili' means 'of Swahili'.
www.angelfire.com /un/jamboafrica/kiswahili.html   (143 words)

  
 Kiswahili Resource Page
According to Kassim A. Abdullah (1996), although not widely as in the above mentioned countries, Kiswahili is also used by some people in Congo, Southern Sudan, the Comoros Islands, Northern Malagasy Republic, and the Persian Gulf states.
It is currently estimated that well over 100 million people use Swahili for communication.
Kiswahili Language Learning Center at U of Toronto
www.unb.ca /web/civil/dccchair/dmm/swahili.html   (173 words)

  
 SWAHILI REFERENCES IN POETRY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Kiswahili Lugha ya Taifa Kenya Literure Bureau, Kenya Literure Bureau, KLB, Nairobi.
Mbele, J 1986 'The Fumo Liyongo Epic and the Scholars.' Kiswahili 53/1 and 53/2, pp 128- 145.
Ndulute, C. 'Politics in a Poetic Garb: The Literary Fortunes of Mathias Mnyampala.' Kiswahili 52/1and2: 143-160.
www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca /u/mdmmrawi/Swahili_lit2.html   (686 words)

  
 K B C (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Kiswahili Service was started in 1953 with establishment of Africa Broadcasting Services (ABS) a section of the BBC.
It is now an establishment entity in broadcasting and Kenyans both young and old have known Kiswahili service as their station.
Its programming is vast and has made tremendous steps in expansion, it has expanded its medium wave frequency on National level and it is also on World space.
www.kbc.co.ke /channel.asp?ID=3   (67 words)

  
 African Writers Index
The novels characteristically pit the hero's powers of reason against a web of ignorance and superstition that serves to conceal the true nature of the narrative conflict.
Tumepokea habari za kusikitisha za kifo cha Mzee Pera Ridhiwani mwalimu, mtafiti,mwanazuoni na mpenzi mkubwa wa Kiswahili.
Other publications are English-Swahili Dictionary by Taasisi ya Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili (TUKI) University of Dar es Salaam, English-Swahili Pocket Dictionary by Mkuki na Nyota Publishers and Swahili-English Pocket Dictionary by Mkuki na Nyota Publishers based in Dar es Salaam.
www.geocities.com /africanwriters/Contemporaryswahili.html   (1656 words)

  
 Institutes of Kiswahili Research
The Institute of Kiswahili Research is mainly a research body although some of the staff are associates in the Departments ofKiswahili, Linguistics and Literature in their teaching programmes.
Its raison d'etre is the study and furtherance of Kiswahililanguage in all its aspects, with special reference to the support of Tanzania, Eastern Africa, and elsewhere.
At the moment the section is undertaking research on the Syntax of Standard Kiswahili.
www.uib.no /udsm/udsm/centres/tuki   (478 words)

  
 Learn KiSwahili
Kiswahili, or Swahili is most common language in East Africa.
I was never good in Swahili / Kiswahili as far as grammar was concerned so what I am going to give you here is just the layman's language.
That does not mean what I write is necessarily wrong, it only means that I cannot describe things in a grammatical way...
www.geocities.com /TheTropics/9754/learnkiswahili.html   (513 words)

  
 KISWAHILI GRAMMAR NOTES
Some links are still in development, so if you get an error while following one, it means that page is not yet finished.
Kiswahili Grammar Notes is Copyright 1984 and 1989, used with permission.
If you find this text valuable, the authors ask that you consider a small contribution to a charitable purpose.
research.yale.edu /swahili/serve_pages/grammar/grammar.php   (98 words)

  
 Swahili - Kiswahili
Malaika is maybe the first (and only?) international hit-song in the kiswahili language.
Read the lyrics and listen to 'Malaika' performed by Kizingo Arts Troupe.
Other Bantu languages (all over Africa) has some similarities with Kiswahili.
www.crawfurd.dk /africa/swahili.htm   (337 words)

  
 Yahoo! Groups : Kiswahili
Kiswahili · A English and Swahili forum for all
This forum that brings together members of all backgrounds and from all corners of the world to discuss and share ideas and information about matters relating to and for the benefit of Kiswahili language.
In so doing, it works to promote Swahili's cultural diversity by providing critical and independent thinkers a forum where they can freely express their views and opinions on a wide range of issues.
www.yahoogroups.com /group/kiswahili   (152 words)

  
 Kiswahili Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The program of African Language Instruction at the University of Iowa was started in 1991, and KiSwahili was the first language offered.
Housed in the Department of Linguistics in the English and Philosophy Building, the program offers four semesters of Swahili instruction; two semesters at the Elementary level and two at the Intermediate level.
Some of our students have gone on to work in countries where Kiswahili is spoken, either as Peace Corps volunteers, teachers, or researchers.
www.uiowa.edu /~linguist/swahili   (143 words)

  
 Kiswahili Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
That is, people who live in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, eastern Zaire, northern Zaire, nothern Malawi, northern Mozambigue, nothern Zambia and Somali Republic.
Although not widely as in the above mentioned countries, Kiswahili is also used by some people in Congo Brazavile, southern Sudan, the Comoro Islands, the northern part of malagasy Republic, and the Persian Gulf states.
Kiswahili is a national language in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
www.glcom.com /cyberswahili/swahili.htm   (102 words)

  
 Yamada Language Center: Swahili Web Guide
Kiswahili Grammar Notes - Notes on sentence structure, adverbs & other components of sentences; expressions, etc.
BBC Kiswahili - News articles focusing on Africa, some in Kiswahili, some in English
This page is maintained by the Yamada Language Center at the University of Oregon.
babel.uoregon.edu /yamada/guides/swahili.html   (267 words)

  
 KU Kiswahili Materials
There are a wide variety of materials available at KU for those studying Kiswahili.
The resources are being offered to help prospective students understand what types of activities occur in the Kiswahili classes at KU.
This page was created by Jane Irungu with the assistance of Jonathan Perkins and Lewis Walton of the Ermal Garinger Academic Resource Center of the University of Kansas.
www.ku.edu /~swahili/materials   (105 words)

  
 Content guide for SH1.010 Kiswahili
Kiswahili, Second Edition: msingi wa kusema kusoma na kundika (Swahili - A Foundation for Speaking Reading and Writing),
DESCRIPTION: Recorded lessons from the text KISWAHILI: MAINGI WA KUSOMA NA...published by the University Press of America.
Materials from Kiswahili displayed with special permission of University of California, L.A..
imp.lss.wisc.edu /lss/mediacat/sh/1/010   (238 words)

  
 SNA: Microsoft to launch in Kiswahili   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Content > Articles > Microsoft to launch in Kiswahili
Kiswahili is to be introduced into Microsoft Windows as part of a global project to increase world usage.
"Windows will be speaking Kiswahili to Swahili computer users," Mr Opiyo says.
www.schoolnetafrica.net /index.php?id=1455   (572 words)

  
 Reference books on Swahili-Proverbs / Marejeo ya vitabu juu ya M
Neo Swahili Literature in Tanzania, Journal of the Institute of Kiswahili Research, Dar-es-Salaam.
Chuwa, A. Uingizaji wa methali katika kamusi ya Kiswahili Sanifu, Journal of the Institute of Kiswahili Research, Dar-es-Salaam.
Kamusi ya Kiswahili Sanifu, Oxford University press and Institute of Kiswahili Research University of Dar es Salaam.
www.unb.ca /civil/dccchair/dmm/Swahili_lit.html   (294 words)

  
 Tim's and Lara Beth's Kenya Page - Languages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Ethnologue - Languages of Kenya - A comprehensive listing with each language broken into its various dialects, number of speakers, etc.
Kiswahili Home Page - A good tutorial which is split into chapters.
Includes a short history of the Kiswahili language.
www.blissites.com /kenya/language.html   (481 words)

  
 KARIBU KWENYE SHULE LA KIMISSIONARY KATIKA LUGHA YA KISWAHILI
Africa leo inahitaji walimu." Na hizi shuhuda nimojapo ya mambo yale yanayo tusukuma kutafsiri mafunzo haya katika lugha ya kiswahili.
Tafsiri hiyi ya kiswahili imefanywa na kikundi cha waaminifu wafanya kazi wa injili hapa Kenya kwa ajili ya sababu moja pekee ambayo nikuwaelemisha wavuvi wa miyoyo na waazilishaji wama kanisa Africa siku hizi za mwisho.
Ndiposa tukagundua kwamba kama hizi somo zikitafsiriwa katika lugha ya kiswahili zitakuwa za manufaa kwetu katika kuongeza wasomi viongozi wa ma kanisa na pia kuanzisha makanisa kwa wale walio na urahisi wa lugha ya kiswahili.
www.worldchristians.org /kiswahili/kiswahili1.htm   (377 words)

  
 Release: Jambo OpenOffice.org
This pioneering effort is funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM).
It is coordinated by the Department of Computer Science (UDSM), Institute of Kiswahili Research (IKR) and the Swedish consultancy company IT+46.
The project does not only aim to localize free and open source software into Swahili, but also to create awareness of the benefits of using and extending free software.
www.o.ne.tz   (636 words)

  
 1001 Searches Directory: World: Kiswahili: Wasifu  (7)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Kiswahili Katika Utamaduni Marekani - Swahili language in American culture; resources and links to Swahili sites.
Marejeo (Vitabu vya) ya Ushairi katika Kiswahili - References for Swahili poetry.
Moja.com - Web resource guide on East Africa with bilingual content.
www.searches.org /go/search/World/Kiswahili/Wasifu   (126 words)

  
 Kiswahili - Breeders of Pointer, Chihuahua (Long-Coat)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Windsor Gundog Society - Panoply Opening Statement With Kiswahili
Oxford & DCS - Panoply Opening Statement With Kiswahili
SPC Championship Show - Panoply Opening Statement With Kiswahili
www.champdogs.co.uk /breeder/819.html   (45 words)

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