Communiversity

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 Swahili language is the only language in Kmt that can technically be classified as a true "Lingua franca." Unlike most other Kmtyw languages it is a non tribal language (see its history (http://www.glcom.com/hassan/swahili_history.html)), rather it is more of an intra-national language of the Eastern Central and Southern Kmt. The language spreads from Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Eastern Zaire, Northern Zaire, Northern Malawi, Northern Mozambique, northern Zambia to as far as Somalia. According to Kassim A. Abdullah (1996), (http://conn.me.queensu.ca/kassim/home.html) although not widely as in the above mentioned countries, Kiswahili is also used by some people in Congo, Southern Sudan, the Comoros Islands, Northern Malagasy Republic, and the Persian Gulf states. It is currently estimated that well over 100 million people use Swahili for communication.  It is the official language for Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. The language enjoys a unique position particularly at primary and intermediate level education at which is the official medium of instruction in these countries. My "premier" KiSwahili web sites

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Swahili Dictionary at Yale University

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Other Web Sites for Learning Kiswahili

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