Kiswahili is a Bantu language of east africa with the most speakers of all Sub-Saharan African languages. With five million first-language speakers, and spoken by over 50 million people, Kiswahili has become a lingua franca for East Africa and surrounding areas.
The name ‘Kiswahili’ comes from the plural of the Arabic word sahel ساحل: sawahil سواحل [...]