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Name:
Swahili
Type:
Language
Alternate Names:
Swahili (individual language); Kiswahili; Kisuaheli; Kiswaheli; Suahili; Kisuahili; Arab-Swahili; Swahili, ki-
Spoken in:
Mayotte, USA, South Africa, Kenya, Oman, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Somalia, United Arab Emirates, Rwanda, Burundi
Number of speakers:
350,000 in Tanzania (2006). 313,200 monolinguals. Population total all countries: 787,630
(Ethnologue)
Code:
swh
Code Standard:
ISO 639-3
Documentation:
SIL
Families:
Niger-Congo (Niger-Kordofanian)
Parent Subgroup:
Swahili (G.40); Group G.40 (swah)
Child Dialects:
Mvita; Kimvita; Mombasa; Mvita, ki- (swh-mvi)
Amu; Amu, ki- (swh-amu)
Mrima; Mrima, ki- (swh-mri)
Fundi (swh-fun)
Bajuni; Bajun; T'ik'uu; Tikulu; Tukulu; Gunya; Mbalazi; Chimbalazi; Kibajuni; Af-Bajuun; Tikulu, ki-; Mbalazi, ki- (swh-baj)
Matondoni (swh-mat)
Mwini; Mwiini; Chimwiini; Af-Chimwiini; Barwaani; Bravanese (swh-mwi)
Unguja; Kiunguja; Zanzibar; Unguja, ki- (swh-ung)
Shamba; Kishamba (swh-sha)
Pemba; Phemba; Hadimu; Tambatu; Phemba, ki-; Thumbatu, ki-; Hadimu, ki- (swh-pem)
Siu; Siyu (swh-siu)
Mgao (swh-mga)
Pate (swh-pat)

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