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Name: Swahili Type: Language Alternate Names: Swahili (individual language); Kiswahili; Kisuaheli; Kiswaheli; Suahili; Kisuahili; Arab-Swahili 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) (swah) Child Dialects: Mvita; Kimvita; Mombasa (swh-mvi) Amu (swh-amu) Mrima (swh-mri) Fundi (swh-fun) Bajuni; Bajun; T'ik'uu; Tikulu; Tukulu; Gunya; Mbalazi; Chimbalazi; Kibajuni; Af-Bajuun (swh-baj) Matondoni (swh-mat) Mwini; Mwiini; Chimwiini; Af-Chimwiini; Barwaani; Bravanese (swh-mwi) Unguja; Kiunguja; Zanzibar (swh-ung) Shamba; Kishamba (swh-sha) Pemba; Phemba; Hadimu; Tambatu (swh-pem) Siu; Siyu (swh-siu) Mgao (swh-mga) Pate (swh-pat)