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ABOUT KISWAHILI

Kiswahili (or Swahili) is an African language spoken mainly by the people of eastern and central Africa. That is, people who live in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, eastern Zaire, northern Zaire, nothern Malawi, northern Mozambigue, nothern Zambia and Somali Republic. Although not widely as in the above mentioned countries, Kiswahili is also used by some people in Congo Brazavile, southern Sudan, the Comoro Islands, the northern part of malagasy Republic, and the Persian Gulf states.

Kiswahili is a national language in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

A SHORT HISTORY OF KISWAHILI LANGUAGE by H. O. Ali

KISWAHILI PROFILE

INTRODUCTORY KISWAHILI LESSONS

PART I - INTRODUCTION TO KISWAHILI LANGUAGE

Lesson 1 - Alphabet and pronunciation

Lesson 2 - Some introductory Vocabulary

Lesson 3 - Some additional Vocabulary

Lesson 4 - Numbers and Arithmetic

Lesson 5 - Time, Days and Directions

PART II - KISWAHILI STRUCTURE (GRAMMAR & SYNTAX)

Lesson 6 - Nouns (Singular and Plural)

Lesson 7 - Adjectives

Lesson 8 - Tenses

Lesson 9 - Possessive

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Revised by Kassim Abdullah, July 6, 2003