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lugha ya pili</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lugha_ya_kwanza,_lugha_ya_pili-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Kimataifa" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Kimataifa"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Kimataifa</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Kimataifa-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Maendeleo_ya_Kiswahili" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Maendeleo_ya_Kiswahili"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Maendeleo ya Kiswahili</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Maendeleo_ya_Kiswahili-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Maendeleo ya Kiswahili subsection</span> 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href="#Faida_za_kutumia_Kiswahili_kwa_mataifa_ya_Afrika"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Faida za kutumia Kiswahili kwa mataifa ya Afrika</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Faida_za_kutumia_Kiswahili_kwa_mataifa_ya_Afrika-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mengineyo" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mengineyo"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Mengineyo</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mengineyo-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tazama_pia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tazama_pia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Tazama pia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tazama_pia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tanbihi" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tanbihi"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Tanbihi</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tanbihi-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Marejeo" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Marejeo"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Marejeo</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Marejeo-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Viungo_vya_nje" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Viungo_vya_nje"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Viungo vya nje</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Viungo_vya_nje-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Yaliyomo" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Geuza uonekanaji wa yaliyomo" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Geuza uonekanaji wa yaliyomo</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Kiswahili</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Nenda kwenye makala kwa lugha nyingine. Lugha 174 zinapatikana" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-174" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Lugha 174</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili" title="Swahili – Kiafrikana" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Swahili" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Kiafrikana" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_(Sprache)" title="Swahili (Sprache) – Kijerumani cha Uswisi" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Swahili (Sprache)" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Kijerumani cha Uswisi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%88%B5%E1%8B%8B%E1%88%82%E1%88%8A" title="ስዋሂሊ – Kiamhari" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="ስዋሂሊ" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Kiamhari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idioma_suahili" title="Idioma suahili – Kiaragoni" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Idioma suahili" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Kiaragoni" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ann mw-list-item"><a href="https://ann.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usem_Suwayili" title="Usem Suwayili – Kiobolo" lang="ann" hreflang="ann" data-title="Usem Suwayili" data-language-autonym="Obolo" data-language-local-name="Kiobolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Obolo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-anp mw-list-item"><a href="https://anp.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BE" title="स्वाहिली भाषा – Kiangika" lang="anp" hreflang="anp" data-title="स्वाहिली भाषा" data-language-autonym="अंगिका" data-language-local-name="Kiangika" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>अंगिका</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="اللغة السواحلية – Kiarabu" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="اللغة السواحلية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Kiarabu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A" title="السواحيلي – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="السواحيلي" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%89" title="سواحيلى – Kiarabu cha Misri" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="سواحيلى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Kiarabu cha Misri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sua%E1%B8%A5ili" title="Suaḥili – Kiasturia" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Suaḥili" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Kiasturia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swaxiliava" title="Swaxiliava – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="Swaxiliava" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kotava</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suahili_dili" title="Suahili dili – Kiazerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Suahili dili" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Kiazerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C" title="سواحیلی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="سواحیلی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5" title="Суахили теле – Kibashkiri" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Суахили теле" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Kibashkiri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basa_Swahili" title="Basa Swahili – Kibali" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Basa Swahili" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Kibali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili" title="Swahili – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Swahili" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bat-smg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bat-smg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suah%C4%97liu_kalba" title="Suahėliu kalba – Samogitian" lang="sgs" hreflang="sgs" data-title="Suahėliu kalba" data-language-autonym="Žemaitėška" data-language-local-name="Samogitian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Žemaitėška</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili" title="Swahili – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Swahili" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%96" title="Суахілі – Kibelarusi" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Суахілі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Kibelarusi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%96" title="Суахілі – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Суахілі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8" title="Суахили – Kibulgaria" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Суахили" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Kibulgaria" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%BE" title="সোয়াহিলি ভাষা – Kibengali" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="সোয়াহিলি ভাষা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Kibengali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahileg" title="Swahileg – Kibretoni" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Swahileg" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Kibretoni" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svahili_(jezik)" title="Svahili (jezik) – Kibosnia" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Svahili (jezik)" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Kibosnia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-btm mw-list-item"><a href="https://btm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saro_Swahili" title="Saro Swahili – Batak Mandailing" lang="btm" hreflang="btm" data-title="Saro Swahili" data-language-autonym="Batak Mandailing" data-language-local-name="Batak Mandailing" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Batak Mandailing</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suahili" title="Suahili – Kikatalani" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Suahili" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Kikatalani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili-ng%E1%B9%B3%CC%84" title="Swahili-ngṳ̄ – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Swahili-ngṳ̄" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8" title="Суахили – Kichechenia" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Суахили" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Kichechenia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%D8%B3%DB%95%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C" title="زمانی سەواحیلی – Kikurdi cha Sorani" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="زمانی سەواحیلی" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Kikurdi cha Sorani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-crh mw-list-item"><a href="https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suahili_tili" title="Suahili tili – Crimean Tatar" lang="crh" hreflang="crh" data-title="Suahili tili" data-language-autonym="Qırımtatarca" data-language-local-name="Crimean Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qırımtatarca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svahil%C5%A1tina" title="Svahilština – Kicheki" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Svahilština" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Kicheki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D1%87%C4%95%D0%BB%D1%85%D0%B8" title="Суахили чĕлхи – Kichuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Суахили чĕлхи" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Kichuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili" title="Swahili – Kiwelisi" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Swahili" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Kiwelisi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_(sprog)" title="Swahili (sprog) – Kidenmaki" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Swahili (sprog)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Kidenmaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_(Sprache)" title="Swahili (Sprache) – Kijerumani" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Swahili (Sprache)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="Kijerumani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-diq mw-list-item"><a href="https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahilki" title="Swahilki – Zazaki" lang="diq" hreflang="diq" data-title="Swahilki" data-language-autonym="Zazaki" data-language-local-name="Zazaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Zazaki</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahil%C5%A1%C4%87ina" title="Swahilšćina – Kisobia cha Chini" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Swahilšćina" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Kisobia cha Chini" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B1%CF%87%CE%AF%CE%BB%CE%B9_%CE%B3%CE%BB%CF%8E%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B1" title="Σουαχίλι γλώσσα – Kigiriki" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σουαχίλι γλώσσα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Kigiriki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language – Kiingereza" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Swahili language" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="Kiingereza" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svahila_lingvo" title="Svahila lingvo – Kiesperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Svahila lingvo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Kiesperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idioma_suajili" title="Idioma suajili – Kihispania" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Idioma suajili" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Kihispania" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suahiili_keel" title="Suahiili keel – Kiestonia" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Suahiili keel" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Kiestonia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili" title="Swahili – Kibaski" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Swahili" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Kibaski" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%84%DB%8C" title="زبان سواحلی – Kiajemi" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="زبان سواحلی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Kiajemi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahilin_kieli" title="Swahilin kieli – Kifini" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Swahilin kieli" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Kifini" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahiliskt_m%C3%A1l" title="Swahiliskt mál – Kifaroe" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Swahiliskt mál" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Kifaroe" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili" title="Swahili – Kifaransa" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Swahili" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="Kifaransa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili" title="Swahili – Kifrisia cha Kaskazini" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Swahili" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Kifrisia cha Kaskazini" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahily_(taal)" title="Swahily (taal) – Kifrisia cha Magharibi" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Swahily (taal)" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Kifrisia cha Magharibi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Svaha%C3%ADlis" title="An Svahaílis – Kiayalandi" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="An Svahaílis" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Kiayalandi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_suahili" title="Lingua suahili – Kigalisi" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Lingua suahili" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Kigalisi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suah%C3%ADli_%C3%B1e%27%E1%BA%BD" title="Suahíli ñe'ẽ – Kiguarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Suahíli ñe'ẽ" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Kiguarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahilish" title="Swahilish – Kimanx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Swahilish" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Kimanx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harshen_Swahili" title="Harshen Swahili – Kihausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Harshen Swahili" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Kihausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili-ng%C3%AE" title="Swahili-ngî – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Swahili-ngî" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%95%D7%90%D7%94%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99" title="סוואהילי – Kiebrania" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="סוואהילי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Kiebrania" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BE" title="स्वाहिली भाषा – Kihindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="स्वाहिली भाषा" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Kihindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_bhasa" title="Swahili bhasa – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="Swahili bhasa" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svahili_(makrojezik)" title="Svahili (makrojezik) – Kikorasia" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Svahili (makrojezik)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Kikorasia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahil%C5%A1%C4%87ina" title="Swahilšćina – Kisobia cha Ukanda wa Juu" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Swahilšćina" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Kisobia cha Ukanda wa Juu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lang_swahili" title="Lang swahili – Kihaiti" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Lang swahili" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Kihaiti" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szuah%C3%A9li_nyelv" title="Szuahéli nyelv – Kihungaria" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Szuahéli nyelv" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Kihungaria" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%AB%D5%AC%D5%AB_(%D5%AC%D5%A5%D5%A6%D5%B8%D6%82)" title="Սուահիլի (լեզու) – Kiarmenia" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Սուահիլի (լեզու)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Kiarmenia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_swahili" title="Lingua swahili – Kiintalingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Lingua swahili" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Kiintalingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahasa_Swahili" title="Bahasa Swahili – Kiindonesia" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bahasa Swahili" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Kiindonesia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language – Kiigbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Swahili language" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Kiigbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagsasao_a_Swahili" title="Pagsasao a Swahili – Kiilocano" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Pagsasao a Swahili" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Kiilocano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahilia_linguo" title="Swahilia linguo – Kiido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Swahilia linguo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Kiido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svah%C3%ADl%C3%AD" title="Svahílí – Kiisilandi" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Svahílí" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Kiisilandi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_swahili" title="Lingua swahili – Kiitaliano" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Lingua swahili" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Kiitaliano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-iu mw-list-item"><a href="https://iu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%94%85%E1%95%99%E1%90%A6%E1%90%83%E1%93%95%E1%91%90%E1%91%A6" title="ᔅᕙᐦᐃᓕᑐᑦ – Kiinuktituti" lang="iu" hreflang="iu" data-title="ᔅᕙᐦᐃᓕᑐᑦ" data-language-autonym="ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ / inuktitut" data-language-local-name="Kiinuktituti" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ / inuktitut</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AF%E3%83%92%E3%83%AA%E8%AA%9E" title="スワヒリ語 – Kijapani" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="スワヒリ語" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Kijapani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jam mw-list-item"><a href="https://jam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swayili_languij" title="Swayili languij – Jamaican Creole English" lang="jam" hreflang="jam" data-title="Swayili languij" data-language-autonym="Patois" data-language-local-name="Jamaican Creole English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Patois</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basa_Swahili" title="Basa Swahili – Kijava" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Basa Swahili" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Kijava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A3%E1%83%90%E1%83%B0%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90" title="სუაჰილი ენა – Kijojia" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="სუაჰილი ენა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Kijojia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suaxili_tili" title="Suaxili tili – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="Suaxili tili" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qaraqalpaqsha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbd mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8" title="Суахили – Kikabardian" lang="kbd" hreflang="kbd" data-title="Суахили" data-language-autonym="Адыгэбзэ" data-language-local-name="Kikabardian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Адыгэбзэ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbp mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suwahilii_k%CA%8An%CA%8A%C5%8B" title="Suwahilii kʊnʊŋ – Kabiye" lang="kbp" hreflang="kbp" data-title="Suwahilii kʊnʊŋ" data-language-autonym="Kabɩyɛ" data-language-local-name="Kabiye" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kabɩyɛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kcg mw-list-item"><a href="https://kcg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_(a%CC%B1lyem)" title="Swahili (a̱lyem) – Kityap" lang="kcg" hreflang="kcg" data-title="Swahili (a̱lyem)" data-language-autonym="Tyap" data-language-local-name="Kityap" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tyap</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kg mw-list-item"><a href="https://kg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiswahili" title="Kiswahili – Kikongo" lang="kg" hreflang="kg" data-title="Kiswahili" data-language-autonym="Kongo" data-language-local-name="Kikongo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kongo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kge mw-list-item"><a href="https://kge.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahasa_Swahili" title="Bahasa Swahili – Komering" lang="kge" hreflang="kge" data-title="Bahasa Swahili" data-language-autonym="Kumoring" data-language-local-name="Komering" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kumoring</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8" title="Суахили – Kikazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Суахили" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kikazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B9%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BF_%E0%B2%AD%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B7%E0%B3%86" title="ಸ್ವಾಹಿಲಿ ಭಾಷೆ – Kikannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಸ್ವಾಹಿಲಿ ಭಾಷೆ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kikannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8A%A4%EC%99%80%ED%9E%90%EB%A6%AC%EC%96%B4" title="스와힐리어 – Kikorea" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="스와힐리어" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Kikorea" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziman%C3%AA_swah%C3%AEl%C3%AE" title="Zimanê swahîlî – Kikurdi" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Zimanê swahîlî" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kikurdi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kv mw-list-item"><a href="https://kv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8_(%D0%BA%D1%8B%D0%B2)" title="Суахили (кыв) – Kikomi" lang="kv" hreflang="kv" data-title="Суахили (кыв)" data-language-autonym="Коми" data-language-local-name="Kikomi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Коми</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili" title="Swahili – Kikorni" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Swahili" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Kikorni" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8" title="Суахили тили – Kikyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Суахили тили" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kikyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_Suahelica" title="Lingua Suahelica – Kilatini" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Lingua Suahelica" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Kilatini" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lad mw-list-item"><a href="https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_swahili" title="Lingua swahili – Kiladino" lang="lad" hreflang="lad" data-title="Lingua swahili" data-language-autonym="Ladino" data-language-local-name="Kiladino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladino</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili" title="Swahili – Kilasembagi" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Swahili" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Kilasembagi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lez mw-list-item"><a href="https://lez.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D1%87%D3%80%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Суахили чӀал – Kilezighian" lang="lez" hreflang="lez" data-title="Суахили чӀал" data-language-autonym="Лезги" data-language-local-name="Kilezighian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Лезги</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suahili" title="Suahili – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Suahili" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili" title="Swahili – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Swahili" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lengua_swa%C3%AFli" title="Lengua swaïli – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Lengua swaïli" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lengua_swahili" title="Lengua swahili – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Lengua swahili" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiswah%C3%ADli" title="Kiswahíli – Kilingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Kiswahíli" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Kilingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BA%9E%E0%BA%B2%E0%BA%AA%E0%BA%B2%E0%BA%AA%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%A7%E0%BA%B2%E0%BA%AE%E0%BA%B5%E0%BA%A5%E0%BA%B5" title="ພາສາສະວາຮີລີ – Kilaosi" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ພາສາສະວາຮີລີ" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Kilaosi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suahili%C5%B3_kalba" title="Suahilių kalba – Kilithuania" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Suahilių kalba" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Kilithuania" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ltg mw-list-item"><a href="https://ltg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svahili_vol%C5%ABda" title="Svahili volūda – Latgalian" lang="ltg" hreflang="ltg" data-title="Svahili volūda" data-language-autonym="Latgaļu" data-language-local-name="Latgalian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latgaļu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svahili" title="Svahili – Kilatvia" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Svahili" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Kilatvia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiteny_soahily" title="Fiteny soahily – Kimalagasi" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Fiteny soahily" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Kimalagasi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reo_Huah%C4%ABri" title="Reo Huahīri – Kimaori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Reo Huahīri" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Kimaori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BA" title="Свахилски јазик – Kimacedonia" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Свахилски јазик" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Kimacedonia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B9%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%AD%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B7" title="സ്വാഹിലി ഭാഷ – Kimalayalamu" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="സ്വാഹിലി ഭാഷ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Kimalayalamu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D1%85%D1%8D%D0%BB" title="Свахили хэл – Kimongolia" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Свахили хэл" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Kimongolia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BE" title="स्वाहिली भाषा – Kimarathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="स्वाहिली भाषा" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Kimarathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahasa_Swahili" title="Bahasa Swahili – Kimalei" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Bahasa Swahili" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Kimalei" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C" title="سواحیلی – Kimazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="سواحیلی" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Kimazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_(Spraak)" title="Swahili (Spraak) – Kisaksoni" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Swahili (Spraak)" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Kisaksoni" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili" title="Swahili – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Swahili" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BE" title="स्वाहिली भाषा – Kinewari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="स्वाहिली भाषा" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Kinewari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_(taal)" title="Swahili (taal) – Kiholanzi" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Swahili (taal)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Kiholanzi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili" title="Swahili – Kinorwe cha Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Swahili" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Kinorwe cha Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili" title="Swahili – Kinorwe cha Bokmal" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Swahili" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Kinorwe cha Bokmal" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nso mw-list-item"><a href="https://nso.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seswahili" title="Seswahili – Kisotho cha Kaskazini" lang="nso" hreflang="nso" data-title="Seswahili" data-language-autonym="Sesotho sa Leboa" data-language-local-name="Kisotho cha Kaskazini" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sesotho sa Leboa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili" title="Swahili – Kiokitani" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Swahili" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Kiokitani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-om mw-list-item"><a href="https://om.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afaan_Siwaahilii" title="Afaan Siwaahilii – Kioromo" lang="om" hreflang="om" data-title="Afaan Siwaahilii" data-language-autonym="Oromoo" data-language-local-name="Kioromo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oromoo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8" title="Суахили – Kiosetia" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Суахили" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Kiosetia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%80_%E0%A8%AD%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%BE" title="ਸਵਾਹਿਲੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ – Kipunjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਸਵਾਹਿਲੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Kipunjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_(lenga)" title="Swahili (lenga) – Kipapiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Swahili (lenga)" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Kipapiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C4%99zyk_suahili" title="Język suahili – Kipolandi" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Język suahili" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Kipolandi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%84%DB%8C" title="سواحلی – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="سواحلی" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A_%DA%98%D8%A8%D9%87" title="سواهيلي ژبه – Kipashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="سواهيلي ژبه" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Kipashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%ADngua_sua%C3%ADli" title="Língua suaíli – Kireno" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Língua suaíli" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Kireno" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_simi" title="Swahili simi – Kikechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Swahili simi" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Kikechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limba_swahili" title="Limba swahili – Kiromania" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Limba swahili" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Kiromania" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-roa-tara mw-list-item"><a href="https://roa-tara.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A8nga_swahili" title="Lènga swahili – Tarantino" lang="nap-x-tara" hreflang="nap-x-tara" data-title="Lènga swahili" data-language-autonym="Tarandíne" data-language-local-name="Tarantino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tarandíne</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8" title="Суахили – Kirusi" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Суахили" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Kirusi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%96" title="Свагілі – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="Свагілі" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rw mw-list-item"><a href="https://rw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igiswahili" title="Igiswahili – Kinyarwanda" lang="rw" hreflang="rw" data-title="Igiswahili" data-language-autonym="Ikinyarwanda" data-language-local-name="Kinyarwanda" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ikinyarwanda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B0h%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8" title="Суаhили – Kisakha" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Суаhили" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Kisakha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%B3%E1%B1%AD%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A6%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%9E%E1%B1%A4_%E1%B1%AF%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B9%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%A4" title="ᱥᱳᱭᱟᱦᱤᱞᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ – Kisantali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱥᱳᱭᱟᱦᱤᱞᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Kisantali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_swahili" title="Lingua swahili – Kisicilia" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Lingua swahili" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Kisicilia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili" title="Swahili – Kiskoti" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Swahili" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Kiskoti" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A_%D9%BB%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A" title="سواحلي ٻولي – Kisindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="سواحلي ٻولي" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Kisindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svahili" title="Svahili – Kiserbia-kroeshia" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Svahili" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Kiserbia-kroeshia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Swahili language" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahil%C4%8Dina" title="Swahilčina – Kislovakia" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Swahilčina" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Kislovakia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svahil%C5%A1%C4%8Dina" title="Svahilščina – Kislovenia" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Svahilščina" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Kislovenia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-smn mw-list-item"><a href="https://smn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahilikiel%C3%A2" title="Swahilikielâ – Kisami cha Inari" lang="smn" hreflang="smn" data-title="Swahilikielâ" data-language-autonym="Anarâškielâ" data-language-local-name="Kisami cha Inari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Anarâškielâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiswahili" title="Chiswahili – Kishona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Chiswahili" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Kishona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Af-Sawaaxili" title="Af-Sawaaxili – Kisomali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Af-Sawaaxili" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Kisomali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gjuha_suahile" title="Gjuha suahile – Kialbania" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Gjuha suahile" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Kialbania" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8_(%D1%98%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BA)" title="Свахили (језик) – Kiserbia" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Свахили (језик)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Kiserbia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basa_Swahili" title="Basa Swahili – Kisunda" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Basa Swahili" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Kisunda" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili" title="Swahili – Kiswidi" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Swahili" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Kiswidi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BF" title="சுவாகிலி மொழி – Kitamili" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="சுவாகிலி மொழி" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Kitamili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B9%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%BF_%E0%B0%AD%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B7" title="స్వాహిలి భాష – Kitelugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="స్వాహిలి భాష" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Kitelugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D2%B3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D3%A3" title="Забони савоҳилӣ – Kitajiki" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Забони савоҳилӣ" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Kitajiki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AE%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B5" title="ภาษาสวาฮีลี – Kithai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ภาษาสวาฮีลี" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Kithai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikang_Swahili" title="Wikang Swahili – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Wikang Swahili" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tly mw-list-item"><a href="https://tly.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suahili_zyvon" title="Suahili zyvon – Talysh" lang="tly" hreflang="tly" data-title="Suahili zyvon" data-language-autonym="Tolışi" data-language-local-name="Talysh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tolışi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svahili" title="Svahili – Kituruki" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Svahili" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Kituruki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8" title="Суахили – Kitatari" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Суахили" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Kitatari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ug mw-list-item"><a href="https://ug.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DB%8B%D8%A7%DA%BE%D9%89%D9%84%D9%89%DA%86%DB%95" title="سۋاھىلىچە – Kiuyghur" lang="ug" hreflang="ug" data-title="سۋاھىلىچە" data-language-autonym="ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche" data-language-local-name="Kiuyghur" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%96_(%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0)" title="Суахілі (мова) – Kiukraini" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Суахілі (мова)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Kiukraini" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%84%DB%8C_%D8%B2%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86" title="سواحلی زبان – Kiurdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="سواحلی زبان" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Kiurdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suaxili_tili" title="Suaxili tili – Kiuzbeki" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Suaxili tili" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Kiuzbeki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%81%C3%A9ngua_swahili" title="Łéngua swahili – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Łéngua swahili" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vep mw-list-item"><a href="https://vep.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suahili" title="Suahili – Veps" lang="vep" hreflang="vep" data-title="Suahili" data-language-autonym="Vepsän kel’" data-language-local-name="Veps" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vepsän kel’</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ti%E1%BA%BFng_Swahili" title="Tiếng Swahili – Kivietinamu" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Tiếng Swahili" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Kivietinamu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo mw-list-item"><a href="https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suahiliy" title="Suahiliy – Kivolapuk" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="Suahiliy" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Kivolapuk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Volapük</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wa mw-list-item"><a href="https://wa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili" title="Swahili – Kiwaloon" lang="wa" hreflang="wa" data-title="Swahili" data-language-autonym="Walon" data-language-local-name="Kiwaloon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Walon</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swinahili" title="Swinahili – Kiwaray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Swinahili" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Kiwaray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wo mw-list-item"><a href="https://wo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiswahili" title="Kiswahili – Kiwolofu" lang="wo" hreflang="wo" data-title="Kiswahili" data-language-autonym="Wolof" data-language-local-name="Kiwolofu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Wolof</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%AF%E7%93%A6%E5%B8%8C%E9%87%8C%E8%AF%AD" title="斯瓦希里语 – Kichina cha Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="斯瓦希里语" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Kichina cha Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A3%E1%83%90%E1%83%B0%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90" title="სუაჰილი ნინა – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="სუაჰილი ნინა" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yi mw-list-item"><a href="https://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%95%D7%90%D7%94%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99" title="סוואהילי – Kiyiddi" lang="yi" hreflang="yi" data-title="סוואהילי" data-language-autonym="ייִדיש" data-language-local-name="Kiyiddi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ייִדיש</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yo mw-list-item"><a href="https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%88d%C3%A8_Sw%C3%A0h%C3%ADl%C3%AC" title="Èdè Swàhílì – Kiyoruba" lang="yo" hreflang="yo" data-title="Èdè Swàhílì" data-language-autonym="Yorùbá" data-language-local-name="Kiyoruba" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Yorùbá</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-za mw-list-item"><a href="https://za.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vah_Swahili" title="Vah Swahili – Zhuang" lang="za" hreflang="za" data-title="Vah Swahili" data-language-autonym="Vahcuengh" data-language-local-name="Zhuang" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vahcuengh</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%AF%E7%93%A6%E5%B8%8C%E9%87%8C%E8%AF%AD" title="斯瓦希里语 – Kichina" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="斯瓦希里语" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Kichina" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swahili-g%C3%AD" title="Swahili-gí – Minnan" lang="nan" 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typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/Faili:Swahili_area.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Swahili_area.svg/220px-Swahili_area.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="242" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Swahili_area.svg/330px-Swahili_area.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Swahili_area.svg/440px-Swahili_area.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="492" data-file-height="541" /></a><figcaption>Maeneo yenye wasemaji wa Kiswahili.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/WIKITONGUES-_Iddy_speaking_Swahili.webm/220px--WIKITONGUES-_Iddy_speaking_Swahili.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="123" data-durationhint="220" data-mwtitle="WIKITONGUES-_Iddy_speaking_Swahili.webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/Faili:WIKITONGUES-_Iddy_speaking_Swahili.webm"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/WIKITONGUES-_Iddy_speaking_Swahili.webm/WIKITONGUES-_Iddy_speaking_Swahili.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/WIKITONGUES-_Iddy_speaking_Swahili.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-width="1080" data-height="606" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/WIKITONGUES-_Iddy_speaking_Swahili.webm/WIKITONGUES-_Iddy_speaking_Swahili.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/WIKITONGUES-_Iddy_speaking_Swahili.webm/WIKITONGUES-_Iddy_speaking_Swahili.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/WIKITONGUES-_Iddy_speaking_Swahili.webm/WIKITONGUES-_Iddy_speaking_Swahili.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /></video></span><figcaption>Mfano wa kusema Kiswahili.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Kiswahili</b> ni <a href="/wiki/Lugha" title="Lugha">lugha</a> ya <a href="/wiki/Kibantu,_lugha" class="mw-redirect" title="Kibantu, lugha">Kibantu</a> yenye <a href="/wiki/Misamiati" class="mw-redirect" title="Misamiati">misamiati</a> mingi ya <a href="/wiki/Kiarabu" title="Kiarabu">Kiarabu</a> (35%<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>), lakini sasa ya <a href="/wiki/Kiingereza" title="Kiingereza">Kiingereza</a> pia (10%), inayozungumzwa katika eneo kubwa la <a href="/wiki/Afrika_ya_Mashariki" title="Afrika ya Mashariki">Afrika ya Mashariki</a>. </p><p>Lugha hii ina <a href="/wiki/Utajiri" title="Utajiri">utajiri</a> mkubwa wa misamiati, misemo, <a href="/wiki/Methali" title="Methali">methali</a>, ma<a href="/wiki/Shairi" title="Shairi">shairi</a>, ma<a href="/wiki/Fumbo" title="Fumbo">fumbo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kitendawili" class="mw-redirect" title="Kitendawili">vitendawili</a> na <a href="/wiki/Nyimbo" class="mw-redirect" title="Nyimbo">nyimbo</a>. Kiswahili hutumika kufundishia <a href="/wiki/Shule" title="Shule">shuleni</a> na kuna <a href="/wiki/Vitabu" class="mw-redirect" title="Vitabu">vitabu</a> vingi vilivyotungwa kwa kutumia lugha hiyo, vikiwa pamoja na vile vya <a href="/wiki/Hadithi" title="Hadithi">hadithi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hekaya" title="Hekaya">hekaya</a> au <a href="/wiki/Riwaya" title="Riwaya">riwaya</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historia_ya_lugha">Historia ya lugha</h2></div> <dl><dd><div class="noprint relarticle mainarticle"><i>Makala kuu ya: <a href="/wiki/Historia_ya_Kiswahili" title="Historia ya Kiswahili">Historia ya Kiswahili</a></i></div></dd></dl> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/Faili:Askari_makumbusho_matini_Kiswahili_-_Kiarabu_chanzo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Askari_makumbusho_matini_Kiswahili_-_Kiarabu_chanzo.jpg/280px-Askari_makumbusho_matini_Kiswahili_-_Kiarabu_chanzo.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Askari_makumbusho_matini_Kiswahili_-_Kiarabu_chanzo.jpg/420px-Askari_makumbusho_matini_Kiswahili_-_Kiarabu_chanzo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Askari_makumbusho_matini_Kiswahili_-_Kiarabu_chanzo.jpg/560px-Askari_makumbusho_matini_Kiswahili_-_Kiarabu_chanzo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2392" data-file-height="1420" /></a><figcaption>Kiswahili kilianza kuandikwa kwa <a href="/wiki/Herufi" title="Herufi">herufi</a> za Kiarabu pekee kwa <a href="/wiki/Karne" title="Karne">karne</a> nyingi: "Huu ni ukumbusho wa askari wenyeji Waafrika waliopigania katika Vita Kuu..." <i>(Matini kwenye <a href="/wiki/Sanamu_ya_Askari" title="Sanamu ya Askari">Sanamu ya Askari</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dar_es_Salaam" title="Dar es Salaam">Dar es Salaam</a>)</i>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Lugha ilianza takribani miaka 800-1000 iliyopita katika <a href="/wiki/Mazingira" title="Mazingira">mazingira</a> ya vituo vya <a href="/wiki/Biashara" title="Biashara">biashara</a> vya pwani ambako <a href="/wiki/Mfanyabiashara" title="Mfanyabiashara">wafanyabiashara</a> kutoka <a href="/wiki/Uarabuni" class="mw-redirect" title="Uarabuni">Uarabuni</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uajemi" title="Uajemi">Uajemi</a> na <a href="/wiki/Uhindi" title="Uhindi">Uhindi</a> walikutana na wenyeji <a href="/wiki/Waafrika" class="mw-redirect" title="Waafrika">Waafrika</a>. Lugha kuu ya kimataifa ya biashara hiyo ilikuwa Kiarabu. </p><p>Inaonekana ya kwamba lugha mpya ilijitokeza wakati wenyeji wa pwani, waliokuwa wasemaji wa <a href="/wiki/Lugha_za_Kibantu" title="Lugha za Kibantu">lugha za Kibantu</a>, walipopokea maneno mengi hasa ya Kiarabu katika mawasiliano yao. Kwa hiyo <a href="/wiki/Msingi" title="Msingi">msingi</a> wa Kiswahili ni <a href="/wiki/Sarufi" title="Sarufi">sarufi</a> na <a href="/wiki/Msamiati" title="Msamiati">msamiati</a> wa Kibantu pamoja na maneno mengi ya Kiarabu. Imekadiriwa ya kwamba karibu theluthi moja ya maneno ya Kiswahili yana asili ya Kiarabu. </p><p>Kando ya Kiarabu toka zamani pia kuna <a href="/w/index.php?title=Athira&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Athira (bado haujaandikwa)">athira</a> ya lugha mbalimbali kama <a href="/wiki/Kiajemi" title="Kiajemi">Kiajemi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kihindi" title="Kihindi">Kihindi</a> na <a href="/wiki/Kireno" title="Kireno">Kireno</a>. </p><p>Kuanzia <a href="/wiki/Karne_ya_20" title="Karne ya 20">karne ya 20</a> hadi sasa maneno mengi yamepokewa kutoka <a href="/wiki/Kiingereza" title="Kiingereza">Kiingereza</a>, na katika <a href="/wiki/Jamhuri_ya_Kidemokrasia_ya_Kongo" title="Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo">Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo</a> <a href="/wiki/Kifaransa" title="Kifaransa">Kifaransa</a>, lakini pia kutoka lugha nyingine, hasa Kiarabu. </p><p>Kwa <a href="/wiki/Karne" title="Karne">karne</a> nyingi iliandikwa kwa <a href="/wiki/Herufi" title="Herufi">herufi</a> za <a href="/wiki/Kiarabu" title="Kiarabu">Kiarabu</a> (سواحلي sawahili au لغة سواحيلية lugha sawahiliya). </p><p>Sarufi ya kwanza pamoja na <a href="/wiki/Kamusi" title="Kamusi">kamusi</a> iliandikwa mwaka <a href="/wiki/1848" title="1848">1848</a> na Dokta <a href="/wiki/Ludwig_Krapf" title="Ludwig Krapf">Ludwig Krapf</a> huko <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rabai_Mpya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rabai Mpya (bado haujaandikwa)">Rabai Mpya</a> / <a href="/wiki/Mombasa" title="Mombasa">Mombasa</a>. </p><p>Kiswahili kilikuwa na <a href="/wiki/Lahaja" title="Lahaja">lahaja</a> nyingi kutokana na lugha mbalimbali za Kibantu zilizochangia katika eneo husika. </p><p>Tangu <a href="/wiki/Karne_ya_19" title="Karne ya 19">karne ya 19</a> lugha ilianza kuenea barani kwa njia ya biashara. </p><p>Wakati wa <a href="/wiki/Ukoloni" title="Ukoloni">ukoloni</a> wa <a href="/wiki/Uingereza" title="Uingereza">Uingereza</a> lugha ilisanifishwa na <a href="/wiki/Kamati_ya_kimaeneo_ya_lugha_ya_Kiswahili" class="mw-redirect" title="Kamati ya kimaeneo ya lugha ya Kiswahili">Kamati ya kimaeneo ya lugha ya Kiswahili</a> kwenye msingi wa lahaja ya <a href="/wiki/Unguja" title="Unguja">Unguja</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wasemaji">Wasemaji</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/Faili:Maeneo_penye_wasemaji_wa_Kiswahili.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Maeneo_penye_wasemaji_wa_Kiswahili.svg/220px-Maeneo_penye_wasemaji_wa_Kiswahili.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Maeneo_penye_wasemaji_wa_Kiswahili.svg/330px-Maeneo_penye_wasemaji_wa_Kiswahili.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Maeneo_penye_wasemaji_wa_Kiswahili.svg/440px-Maeneo_penye_wasemaji_wa_Kiswahili.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1430" data-file-height="1350" /></a><figcaption>Kiswahili barani Afrika.</figcaption></figure> <p>Hakuna <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hakika&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hakika (bado haujaandikwa)">hakika</a> kuhusu <a href="/wiki/Idadi" title="Idadi">idadi</a> ya wasemaji wa lugha hiyo; <a href="/wiki/Idadi" title="Idadi">idadi</a> zinazotajwa zinatofautiana, lakini ni kati ya <a href="/wiki/Milioni" title="Milioni">milioni</a> 100 na 200 <sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>, kwa sababu wasemaji wanaoitumia kama <a href="/wiki/Lugha_ya_kwanza" title="Lugha ya kwanza">lugha ya kwanza</a> hawapungui milioni 20, na wasemaji wanaoitumia kama <a href="/wiki/Lugha_ya_pili" title="Lugha ya pili">lugha ya pili</a> ni zaidi ya milioni 90. </p><p>Tena idadi ya wasemaji wa lugha ya kwanza inakua haraka, kwa sababu lugha inaenea katika maeneo ambapo hapo awali lugha nyingine zilitawala; hasa katika <a href="/wiki/Mji" title="Mji">miji</a> ya <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a> imekuwa lugha kuu, badala ya <a href="/wiki/Lugha_ya_kikabila" title="Lugha ya kikabila">lugha za kikabila</a>, kutokana na mchanganyiko wa watu hata ndani ya <a href="/wiki/Nyumba" title="Nyumba">nyumba</a> moja, kama vile <a href="/wiki/Ndoa" title="Ndoa">wanapooana</a> watu wa makabila tofauti, jambo ambalo limekuwa la kawaida hasa <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a>, ambayo inaongoza kwa matumizi ya Kiswahili. Kwa watoto wengi kimekuwa <a href="/wiki/Lugha_mama" class="mw-redirect" title="Lugha mama">lugha mama</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>. </p><p>Kati ya nchi nyingine ambapo Kiswahili kinatumika kuna <a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jamhuri_ya_Kidemokrasia_ya_Kongo" title="Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo">Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwanda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burundi" title="Burundi">Burundi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Msumbiji" title="Msumbiji">Msumbiji</a>, <a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zambia" title="Zambia">Zambia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malawi" title="Malawi">Malawi</a> na visiwa vya <a href="/wiki/Bahari_Hindi" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahari Hindi">Bahari Hindi</a> kama <a href="/wiki/Visiwa_vya_Ngazija" class="mw-redirect" title="Visiwa vya Ngazija">Visiwa vya Ngazija</a> (<a href="/wiki/Komoro" class="mw-redirect" title="Komoro">Komoro</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lugha_rasmi">Lugha rasmi</h2></div> <p>Kiswahili kimekuwa <a href="/wiki/Lugha_rasmi" title="Lugha rasmi">lugha rasmi</a> katika <a href="/wiki/Jumuiya_ya_Afrika_Mashariki" title="Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki">Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki</a>, katika <a href="/wiki/Jumuiya_ya_Maendeleo_Kusini_mwa_Afrika" title="Jumuiya ya Maendeleo Kusini mwa Afrika">Jumuiya ya Maendeleo Kusini mwa Afrika</a>, katika <a href="/wiki/Umoja_wa_Afrika" title="Umoja wa Afrika">Umoja wa Afrika</a> na katika nchi zifuatazo: </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a></b>: ni lugha ya taifa; ni lugha ya shule za msingi, lugha ya <a href="/wiki/Utawala" title="Utawala">utawala</a> <a href="/wiki/Serikali" title="Serikali">serikalini</a> na <a href="/wiki/Mahakama" title="Mahakama">mahakamani</a>; inatumika kote nchini, ma<a href="/wiki/Kanisa" title="Kanisa">kanisani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mskiti" class="mw-redirect" title="Mskiti">misikitini</a>, <a href="/wiki/Redio" title="Redio">redioni</a>, kwenye <a href="/wiki/Runinga" class="mw-redirect" title="Runinga">runinga</a> na idadi kubwa ya ma<a href="/wiki/Gazeti" title="Gazeti">gazeti</a>. Serikali inatakiwa kukiendeleza Kiswahili kwa sababu ni lugha ya taifa. Sera ya elimu ya mwaka 2015 imechagua Kiswahili katika miaka 10 ijayo kiwe <a href="/wiki/Lugha_ya_kufundishia" title="Lugha ya kufundishia">lugha ya kufundishia</a> katika ngazi zote, ikiwemo ile ya <a href="/wiki/Chuo_kikuu" class="mw-redirect" title="Chuo kikuu">chuo kikuu</a>, ingawa utekelezaji wake umesimama.</li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a></b>: ni lugha ya taifa tena lugha rasmi, sawa na <a href="/wiki/Kiingereza" title="Kiingereza">Kiingereza</a>, baada ya <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rasimu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rasimu (bado haujaandikwa)">rasimu</a> ya katiba mpya kupitishwa tarehe <a href="/wiki/4_Agosti" title="4 Agosti">4 Agosti</a> <a href="/wiki/2010" title="2010">2010</a>; Kiswahili ni lugha ya kwanza ya mawasiliano kati ya wananchi wakikutana nje ya eneo lenye <a href="/wiki/Kabila" title="Kabila">kabila</a> moja tu; ni lugha inayofundishwa lakini si lugha ya kufundisha mashuleni; ni lugha inayotumika na <a href="/wiki/Polisi" title="Polisi">polisi</a> na <a href="/wiki/Jeshi" title="Jeshi">jeshi</a>, ni lugha ya kuhutubia wananchi mjini na kitaifa; sehemu za <a href="/wiki/Ibada" title="Ibada">ibada</a> makanisani zinatumia Kiswahili; kuna gazeti moja tu la Kiswahili; sehemu za <a href="/wiki/Programu" class="mw-redirect" title="Programu">programu</a> redioni na kwenye runinga ni kwa Kiswahili. Hata hivyo, lugha inachanganywa mara nyingi na Kiingereza na lugha za maeneo au za kikabila.</li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a></b>: kimetangazwa kuwa lugha ya taifa tangu <a href="/wiki/2005" title="2005">2005</a>; iliwahi kuwa lugha ya taifa wakati wa utawala wa <a href="/wiki/Idi_Amin" title="Idi Amin">Idi Amin</a>; wakati wa ukoloni ilifundishwa mashuleni ikaelekea kuwa lugha rasmi pamoja na Kiingereza lakini matumizi haya yalipingwa hasa na <a href="/wiki/Buganda" title="Buganda">Waganda</a> hivyo <a href="/wiki/Waingereza" class="mw-redirect" title="Waingereza">Waingereza</a> waliacha mipango hiyo. Ni lugha ya polisi na jeshi, hali ambayo imeleta ugumu kwa lugha kukubalika na wananchi wengi kutokana na <a href="/wiki/Historia" title="Historia">historia</a> ya <a href="/w/index.php?title=Utawala_wa_kijeshi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Utawala wa kijeshi (bado haujaandikwa)">utawala wa kijeshi</a> Uganda; watu wengi bado hukumbuka hasa matusi ya wanajeshi waliowatesa wakisema Kiswahili. Lakini kuna maeneo ya Uganda ambako Kiswahili kinatumiwa na watu wengi kama lugha ya <a href="/wiki/Soko" title="Soko">sokoni</a> na <a href="/wiki/Barabara" title="Barabara">barabarani</a>. Wona UBC, WBS tv. Mwaka 2005 bunge lilipiga kura kukifanya lugha rasmi ya pili kwa kuwa kinazungumzwa zaidi (nje ya Buganda).</li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwanda</a></b>: <a href="/wiki/Tarehe" title="Tarehe">tarehe</a> <a href="/wiki/8_Februari" title="8 Februari">8 Februari</a> <a href="/wiki/2017" title="2017">2017</a> bunge lilifanya Kiswahili lugha rasmi ya nne baada ya <a href="/wiki/Kinyarwanda" title="Kinyarwanda">Kinyarwanda</a>, Kifaransa na Kiingereza.</li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Jamhuri_ya_Kidemokrasia_ya_Kongo" title="Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo">Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo</a></b>: Kiswahili ni kati ya lugha nne za kitaifa (pamoja na <a href="/wiki/Kilingala" class="mw-redirect" title="Kilingala">Kilingala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kiluba" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Kiluba">Kiluba</a> na <a href="/wiki/Kikongo" class="mw-redirect" title="Kikongo">Kikongo</a>), pia lugha ya jeshi. Kiswahili kilifika <a href="/wiki/Mashariki" title="Mashariki">mashariki</a> ya nchi na misafara ya <a href="/wiki/Biashara_ya_watumwa" title="Biashara ya watumwa">biashara ya watumwa</a> na <a href="/wiki/Pembe_za_ndovu" title="Pembe za ndovu">pembe za ndovu</a> kutoka <a href="/wiki/Zanzibar" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Zanzibar">Zanzibar</a> na pwani ya <a href="/wiki/Tanganyika" title="Tanganyika">Tanganyika</a>. Imeenea zaidi kati ya mchanganyiko wa wafanyakazi kwenye migodi ya <a href="/wiki/Shaba" title="Shaba">Shaba</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lugha_ya_kwanza,_lugha_ya_pili"><span id="Lugha_ya_kwanza.2C_lugha_ya_pili"></span>Lugha ya kwanza, lugha ya pili</h2></div> <p>Kiasili Kiswahili kilikuwa lugha ya kwanza tu ya wakazi wa miji ya <a href="/wiki/Waswahili" title="Waswahili">Waswahili</a> kwenye pwani, katika sehemu za pwani pia kijijini. Baada ya kuenea kimekuwa lugha ya watu wengi mjini hasa Tanzania lakini pia Kenya. </p><p>Kimeenea zaidi kama lugha ya mawasiliano na biashara pale ambako watu wa makabila mbalimbali wanakutana. Pamoja na nchi zinazotajwa hapo juu Kiswahili kinatumika Kaskazini mwa Msumbiji, Kusini kabisa ya Somalia, Mashariki mwa Burundi. </p><p>Maeneo ya mpaka wa Tanzania kuna pia wasemaji kadhaa huko <a href="/wiki/Malawi" title="Malawi">Malawi</a> na <a href="/wiki/Zambia" title="Zambia">Zambia</a>. </p><p>Tanzania na Kenya zilipokea wakimbizi wengi waliojifunza Kiswahili lakini hakuna uhakika kama bado kinatumiwa nao baada ya kurudi <a href="/wiki/Afrika_Kusini" title="Afrika Kusini">Afrika Kusini</a>, Rwanda, <a href="/wiki/Sudan_Kusini" title="Sudan Kusini">Sudan Kusini</a>, Somalia n.k. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Kimataifa">Kimataifa</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/Faili:Radio_France_International,_Swahili_Service_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Radio_France_International%2C_Swahili_Service_02.jpg/220px-Radio_France_International%2C_Swahili_Service_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Radio_France_International%2C_Swahili_Service_02.jpg/330px-Radio_France_International%2C_Swahili_Service_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Radio_France_International%2C_Swahili_Service_02.jpg/440px-Radio_France_International%2C_Swahili_Service_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Radio_France_Internationale" title="Radio France Internationale">Radio France Internationale</a> kwa Kiswahili.</figcaption></figure> <p>Lugha hii leo imekuwa na umuhimu mkubwa duniani kwa jumla, na hasa <a href="/wiki/Afrika" title="Afrika">Afrika</a>, kwa sababu ya kuenea kwake nchi mbali mbali, na kukusanya kwake watu wa makabila na nchi kadha wa kadha wakaweza kufahamiana kwa lugha moja, hasa ilivyokuwa ni lugha mojawapo katika lugha kubwa za Afrika ambazo zinachukuwa mahala pa lugha za kigeni na <a href="/wiki/Ukoloni" title="Ukoloni">wakoloni</a>, kama <a href="/wiki/Kiarabu" title="Kiarabu">Kiarabu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kiurdu" title="Kiurdu">Kiurdu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kiebrania" title="Kiebrania">Kiebrania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kireno" title="Kireno">Kireno</a> na kadhalika. </p><p>Leo imekuwa inatumiwa katika kusambaza habari katika vituo mbalimbali ulimwenguni kama vile <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sauti_ya_Amerika&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sauti ya Amerika (bado haujaandikwa)">Sauti ya Amerika</a>, <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deutsche_Welle" title="Deutsche Welle">Deutsche Welle</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Monte_Carlo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Monte Carlo (bado haujaandikwa)">Monte Carlo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Radio_France_Internationale" title="Radio France Internationale">RFI</a>, na nchi nyinginezo kama vile <a href="/wiki/Uchina" class="mw-redirect" title="Uchina">Uchina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Urusi" title="Urusi">Urusi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Irani" class="mw-redirect" title="Irani">Irani</a>. </p><p>Aidha, imekuwa ni mojawapo ya lugha muhimu zinazofundishwa katika vyuo vikuu nchini <a href="/wiki/Marekani" title="Marekani">Marekani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uingereza" title="Uingereza">Uingereza</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ulaya" title="Ulaya">Ulaya</a> bara, <a href="/wiki/Urusi" title="Urusi">Urusi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uchina" class="mw-redirect" title="Uchina">Uchina</a>, na barani Afrika. </p><p>Mwaka 2018 Afrika Kusini ilikubali Kiswahili iweze kufundisha shuleni kama somo la hiari kuanzia mwaka 2020. <a href="/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a> ilifuata mwaka 2020, na Namibia ina mpango kama huo. Pia <a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a> na Sudan Kusini zimeanza kufundisha Kiswahili. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Maendeleo_ya_Kiswahili">Maendeleo ya Kiswahili</h2></div> <p>Lugha ina maendeleo: inaweza kukua, kukwama au kufa. Athira nyingi hutokea bila mpangilio pale ambako wasemaji wanapokea maneno mapya, wanaacha kutumia maneno mengine au hubadilisha kawaida ya matamshi au sarufi. Haya yote hutokea pia katika uwanja wa Kiswahili. </p><p>Kuna mzaha unaosimuliwa hasa Tanzania: Kiswahili kilizaliwa Unguja, kilikua Tanzania Bara, kikafa Kenya na kuzikwa Uganda. Hali halisi Kiswahili kina maendeleo yake katika nchi hizo zote labda zaidi <a href="/wiki/Jamhuri_ya_Kidemokrasia_ya_Kongo" title="Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo">Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo</a> ambapo matumizi yake ni kwa njia ya lahaja za <a href="/wiki/Kingwana" title="Kingwana">Kingwana</a>. </p><p>Lakini itategemea pia juhudi za serikali kama umoja wa lugha utatunzwa kwa sababu kuna athari nyingi kutoka lugha za kila eneo zinazoingia katika ukuzi wa Kiswahili kwa namna zinazotofauitiana. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Taasisi_zinazokuza_Kiswahili">Taasisi zinazokuza Kiswahili</h3></div> <p>Kuna taasisi zinazolenga kukuza na kuimarisha Kiswahili kama vile <a href="/wiki/Taasisi_ya_Taaluma_za_Kiswahili" title="Taasisi ya Taaluma za Kiswahili">Taasisi ya Taaluma za Kiswahili</a> (TATAKI) kwenye <a href="/wiki/Chuo_Kikuu_cha_Dar_es_Salaam" title="Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam">Chuo Kikuu cha Dar es Salaam</a> pamoja na idara za Kiswahili katika vyuo vikuu vingine vya Kenya na pia Uganda. </p><p>Nchini Tanzania kuna <a href="/wiki/Baraza_la_Kiswahili_la_Taifa" title="Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa">Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa</a> (<a href="/wiki/BAKITA" class="mw-redirect" title="BAKITA">BAKITA</a>) na <a href="/wiki/Baraza_la_Kiswahili_Zanzibar" class="mw-redirect" title="Baraza la Kiswahili Zanzibar">Baraza la Kiswahili Zanzibar</a> (<a href="/wiki/BAKIZA" title="BAKIZA">BAKIZA</a>) ilhali nchini Kenya kuna <a href="/wiki/Chama_cha_Kiswahili_cha_Taifa" title="Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa">Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=CHAKITA&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="CHAKITA (bado haujaandikwa)">CHAKITA</a>). BAKITA na CHAKITA pamoja na wawakilishi kutoka Uganda wanaandaa kuundwa kwa <a href="/w/index.php?title=Baraza_la_Kiswahili_la_Afrika_Mashariki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baraza la Kiswahili la Afrika Mashariki (bado haujaandikwa)">Baraza la Kiswahili la Afrika Mashariki</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=BAKAMA&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="BAKAMA (bado haujaandikwa)">BAKAMA</a>). </p><p>Uchunguzi wa Kiswahili huendelea pia katika idara za vyuo vikuu vingi duniani, kwa mfano katika Institute National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, <a href="/wiki/Jiji" title="Jiji">jijini</a> <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ufaransa" title="Ufaransa">Ufaransa</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kamusi_za_Kiswahili">Kamusi za Kiswahili</h3></div> <dl><dd><div class="noprint relarticle mainarticle"><i>Makala kuu ya: <a href="/wiki/Kamusi_za_Kiswahili" title="Kamusi za Kiswahili">Kamusi za Kiswahili</a></i></div></dd></dl> <p>Kati ya shughuli muhimu za taasisi hizo, mojawapo ni kazi ya kukuza <a href="/wiki/Misamiati" class="mw-redirect" title="Misamiati">misamiati</a> ya Kiswahili yaani kutafuta maneno mapya au kupanua matumizi ya maneno yaliyopo ili kutaja mambo ya maisha ya kisasa yaliyobadilika. Utunzi wa <a href="/wiki/Kamusi_za_Kiswahili" title="Kamusi za Kiswahili">kamusi za Kiswahili</a> hupanua elimu hiyo. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Faida_za_kutumia_Kiswahili_kwa_mataifa_ya_Afrika">Faida za kutumia Kiswahili kwa mataifa ya Afrika</h2></div> <p>Faida za kutumia lugha ya Kiswahili zinatajwa kama ifuatavyo: </p> <ul><li>1. Husaidia kuleta umoja wa bara zima.</li> <li>2. Hudumisha utamaduni wa Kiafrika kuliko kufuata kasumba.</li> <li>3. Hufanya Waafrika waamini zaidi mambo yao kuliko kutegemea tu ya kigeni.</li> <li>4. Hurahisisha <a href="/wiki/Mawasiliano" title="Mawasiliano">mawasiliano</a> baina ya <a href="/wiki/Watu" class="mw-redirect" title="Watu">watu</a> wa Afrika Mashariki.</li> <li>5. Husaidia kuwa na mahusiano ya <a href="/wiki/Biashara" title="Biashara">kibiashara</a> na watu mbalimbali.</li> <li>6. Ni <a href="/wiki/Ishara" title="Ishara">ishara</a> ya kuwa huru na kushikamana.</li> <li>7. Ni <a href="/w/index.php?title=Utambulisho&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Utambulisho (bado haujaandikwa)">utambulisho</a> wa jamii husika (utaifa).</li> <li>8. Husaidia kukuza na kuendeleza <a href="/wiki/Sanaa" title="Sanaa">sanaa</a>.</li> <li>9. Husaidia kuimarisha <a href="/wiki/Ulinzi" title="Ulinzi">ulinzi</a> na <a href="/wiki/Usalama" title="Usalama">usalama</a> katika taifa husika.</li> <li>10. Husaidia kupata <a href="/wiki/Ajira" title="Ajira">ajira</a> katika <a href="/wiki/Chuo" title="Chuo">vyuo</a> na <a href="/wiki/Shule" title="Shule">shule</a> mbalimbali zinazofundisha <a href="/wiki/Lugha" title="Lugha">lugha</a> ya <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kiswahili</a> hata nje ya nchi.</li> <li>11. Husaidia kuongeza <a href="/wiki/Idadi" title="Idadi">idadi</a> ya <a href="/wiki/Wanafunzi" class="mw-redirect" title="Wanafunzi">wanafunzi</a> wa lugha hiyo watakaofanya vizuri katika masomo kwa kuyaelewa zaidi.</li> <li>12. Husaidia kuikuza na kuieneza ndani na nje ya jamii.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mengineyo">Mengineyo</h2></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Siku_ya_Kiswahili_Duniani" title="Siku ya Kiswahili Duniani">Siku ya Kiswahili Duniani</a> ilianzishwa na <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a> mnamo mwaka <a href="/wiki/2021" title="2021">2021</a> ili kuadhimishwa kila tarehe <a href="/wiki/7_Julai" title="7 Julai">7 Julai</a> kuanzia mwaka <a href="/wiki/2022" title="2022">2022</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>. Tarehe hiyo imechaguliwa kwa sababu ndipo <a href="/wiki/Julius_Nyerere" title="Julius Nyerere">Julius Kambarage Nyerere</a> alipochagua kutumia lugha hiyo katika kupigania <a href="/wiki/Uhuru" title="Uhuru">uhuru</a> wa <a href="/wiki/Tanganyika" title="Tanganyika">Tanganyika</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tazama_pia">Tazama pia</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Historia_ya_Kiswahili" title="Historia ya Kiswahili">Historia ya Kiswahili</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uenezi_wa_Kiswahili" title="Uenezi wa Kiswahili">Uenezi wa Kiswahili</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lahaja_za_Kiswahili" title="Lahaja za Kiswahili">Lahaja za Kiswahili</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamusi_za_Kiswahili" title="Kamusi za Kiswahili">Kamusi za Kiswahili</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tanbihi">Tanbihi</h2></div> <div class="reflist" style="list-style-type: decimal;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1346650">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a{background-size:contain}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a{background-size:contain}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a{background-size:contain}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:#d33}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:#d33}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#2C882D;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911F}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{color:#f8a397}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{color:#f8a397}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911F}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/swahili/guide/facts.shtml">"BBC - Languages - Swahili - A Guide to Swahili - 10 facts about the Swahili language"</a>. <i>www.bbc.co.uk</i> (kwa Kiingereza)<span class="reference-accessdate">. Iliwekwa mnamo <span class="nowrap">2022-05-17</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.bbc.co.uk&rft.atitle=BBC+-+Languages+-+Swahili+-+A+Guide+to+Swahili+-+10+facts+about+the+Swahili+language&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Flanguages%2Fother%2Fswahili%2Fguide%2Ffacts.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsw.wikipedia.org%3AKiswahili" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1346650"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190504081655/https://clp.arizona.edu/swahili">"Swahili"</a>. <i>Critical Languages Program</i> (kwa Kiingereza). 2016-04-12. 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Walter de Gruyter. p. 1967. <a href="/wiki/Maalum:ZuiaChanzo/9783110184181" class="internal mw-magiclink-isbn">ISBN 978-3-11-018418-1</a> mwaka 2006 tayari Kiswahili kilikuwa lugha ya kwanza kwa asilimia 10 za wananchi wa Tanzania</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1346650"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.uonbi.ac.ke/news/un-declares-july-7-world-kiswahili-language-day">"UNESCO declares July 7 World Kiswahili Language Day"</a>. <i>unesco.org</i> (kwa Kiingereza). 2021-11-24. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220730061449/https://www.uonbi.ac.ke/news/un-declares-july-7-world-kiswahili-language-day">Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka</a> kutoka chanzo mnamo 30 Julai 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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New York: Harper & Row.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Viungo_vya_nje">Viungo vya nje</h2></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.language-archives.org/language/swh">makala za OLAC kuhusu Kiswahili</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/swah1253">lugha ya Kiswahili katika Glottolog</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.ethnologue.com/language/swh">http://www.ethnologue.com/language/swh</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ethnologue.com/language/SWA">"Kiswahili, lugha moja ya Tanzania</a> (Kiingereza)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://research.yale.edu/swahili/learn/?q=en/home">Jifunze Kiswahili</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://web.archive.org/20070821093340/http://research.yale.edu/swahili/learn/?q=en%2Fhome">Archived</a> 21 Agosti 2007 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. (Kiingereza)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kamusiproject.org">Kamusi Hai ya Kiswahili/Kiingereza</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://web.archive.org/20071115043002/http://www.kamusiproject.org/">Archived</a> 15 Novemba 2007 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://africanlanguages.com/swahili/">Kamusi ya Kiswahili - Kiingereza</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.swahili.it/">Tovuti kwa Kiitaliano yenye maelezo mafupi kuhusu lugha ya Kiswahili, Kozi kwa mtandao na Kamusi ya Kiitaliano - Kiswahili</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://web.archive.org/20071208124200/http://www.swahili.it/">Archived</a> 8 Desemba 2007 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mwanasimba.free.fr/">Mwana Simba: Kiswahili? Hakuna matata!</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://web.archive.org/20070807162211/http://mwanasimba.free.fr/">Archived</a> 7 Agosti 2007 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. (Kiingereza/Kifaransa)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.swahili.at/">Swahili Literatur/Fasihi ya Swahili</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://web.archive.org/20050418140521/http://www.swahili.at/">Archived</a> 18 Aprili 2005 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. (Kijerumani/Kiswahili)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kiswahili.at/">Woerterbuch/Kamusi Kiswahili/Deutsch Deutsch/Kiswahili</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://web.archive.org/20100211124551/http://www.kiswahili.at/">Archived</a> 11 Februari 2010 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. 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