Swahili

Bantu language spoken mainly in East Africa
Place macrolanguage Q7838
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Swahili is a macrolanguage.[1][2]

It is associated with Tanzania.[3].

Swahili

Summary

Swahili is a macrolanguage[1]. Swahili draws 7,910 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].

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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 7,910 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].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [52] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Indigenous to Swahili people
    Coordinate location {'lat': -6, 'lon': 33}
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