Swahili
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Swahili
Summary
Swahili is a macrolanguage[1]. Swahili draws 8,634 Wikipedia views per month (macrolanguage category, ranking #3 of 12).[2]
Key Facts
- Swahili was influenced by Arabic[3].
- Swahili is in the country of Tanzania[4].
- Swahili is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo[5].
- Swahili is in the country of Kenya[6].
- Swahili is in the country of Rwanda[7].
- Swahili is in the country of Uganda[8].
- Swahili is in the country of Burundi[9].
- Swahili's instance of is recorded as macrolanguage[10].
- Swahili's instance of is recorded as natural language[11].
- Swahili's instance of is recorded as modern language[12].
- Swahili's instance of is recorded as human language[13].
- Swahili's instance of is recorded as literary language[14].
- Swahili is a type of Sabaki[15].
- Swahili is a type of Bantu[16].
- Swahili's writing system is recorded as Latin script[17].
- Swahili's writing system is recorded as Swahili Ajami[18].
- Swahili's Commons category is recorded as Swahili language[19].
- Swahili's Wikimedia language code is recorded as sw[20].
- Swahili comprises Bajuni dialect[21].
- Swahili comprises Bravanese[22].
- Swahili comprises Sidi[23].
- Swahili comprises Socotra Swahili[24].
- Swahili comprises Congo Swahili[25].
- Swahili comprises Kiamu[26].
- Swahili comprises Kiunguja[27].
Body
Geography
Country listings include Tanzania[4], a republic[28], in Tanzania[29], founded in 1964[30]; Democratic Republic of the Congo[5], a sovereign state[31], in Democratic Republic of the Congo[32], founded in 1960[33]; Kenya[6], a sovereign state[34], in Kenya[35], founded in 1963[36]; Rwanda[7], a sovereign state[37], in Rwanda[38], founded in 1962[39]; Uganda[8], a sovereign state[40], in Uganda[41], founded in 1962[42]; and Burundi[9], a sovereign state[43], in Burundi[44], founded in 1962[45], headquartered in Bujumbura[46].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include macrolanguage[10], natural language[11], modern language[12], human language[13], and literary language[14].
Why It Matters
Swahili draws 8,634 Wikipedia views per month (macrolanguage category, ranking #3 of 12).[2] Swahili has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Swahili is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Swahili has been cited as an influence by Kinyarwanda[49], a natural language[50], in Democratic Republic of the Congo[51] and Globasa[52], an international auxiliary language[53], founded in 2019[54].
FAQs
Who did Swahili influence?
Swahili has been cited as an influence by Kinyarwanda[49] and Globasa[52].