Swahili people
East African ethnic group
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Summary
Swahili people is an ethnic group[1]. It draws 1,869 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic group category, ranking #530 of 4,529).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Sunni Islam[3]
- Country: Kenya[4], Mozambique[5], Somalia[6], Tanzania[7]
- Subclass of: Bantu people[8], speaker[9]
- Commons category: Swahili people[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Swahili people[11]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], New International Encyclopedia[17]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Swahili[18]
- Language used: Swahili[19]
- Has works in the collection: Art Institute of Chicago[20]
- P14541: 7KsMT[21]
Why It Matters
Swahili people has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]