Swahili Language

Swahili also known as Kiswahili is a language spoken in Burundi, Comoros, Congo drc, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda by the Waswahili people.

Swahili language has approximately 100,000,000 native speakers.

A person who speaks Swahili is known as Mswahili(singular) and Waswahili(plural).

Swahili is an official language in Kenya and Tanzania.

The language has 3 dialects; Kiunguja (Spoken in Zanzibar and mailand Tanzania), Kimvita(Mombasa) and Kiamu(spoken in Lamu).

Swahili is the easiest African Language to learn. It is also straightforward to read as you read out Swahili words just how they are written.

Begin your journey to understand the Swahili language with Sarufi ya Kiswahili. This resource covers the essentials, from parts of speech to sentences and sounds, making learning the language a breeze.

Learn everyday and popular Swahili language phrases and their meaning in English, including greetings, directions, love words and many day-to-day conversations.

Top it up by learning how to count 1-1000 in Swahili.

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This page was last updated on May 12, 2026