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Swahili Ajami script refers to the alphabet derived from Arabic script that is used for the writing of Swahili language. [1] Ajami is a name commonly given to alphabets derived from Arabic script for the use of various African languages, from Swahili to Hausa, Fula, and Wolof . In the 2010s, there has been work on creating new Unicode ...
Swahili, also known by its local name Kiswahili, is a Bantu language originally spoken by the Swahili people, who are found primarily in Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique (along the East African coast and adjacent littoral islands). [6] The number of current Swahili speakers, be they native or second-language speakers, is estimated to be over 200 ...
Kamusi project. The Kamusi Project is a cooperative online dictionary which aims to produce dictionaries and other language resources for every language, and to make those resources available free to everyone. Users can register and add content. " Kamusi " is the Swahili word for dictionary. It belongs to Kamusi Project International based in ...
Ajami (Arabic: عجمي , ʿajamī) or Ajamiyya (Arabic: عجمية , ʿajamiyyah), which comes from the Arabic root for 'foreign' or 'stranger', is an Arabic-derived script used for writing African languages, particularly Songhai, Mandé, Hausa and Swahili, although many other languages are also written using the script, including Mooré, Pulaar, Wolof, and Yoruba.
Les Wanyika. Les Wanyika [1] is a prominent band with Tanzanian and Kenyan members based in Nairobi, Kenya. It was formed in 1978 when drummer Rashid Juma, guitarist Omar Shabani, bassist Tommy Malanga, saxophonist Sijali Salum Zuwa and Phoney Mkwanyule left the Simba Wanyika Band. They were joined by guitarist John Ngereza and vocalist Issa Juma.
On June 20, 2009, the Swahili Wikipedia gave its main page a makeover. As of April 2024, it has about 80,000 articles, making it the 82nd-largest Wikipedia. [4] The Swahili Wikipedia is the second most popular Wikipedia in Tanzania and Kenya after the English version with respectively 14% and 4% of the visits, as of January 2021.
Non-Bantu languages are greyscale. The Bantu languages (English: UK: / ˌbænˈtuː /, US: / ˈbæntuː / Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀) [1] [2] are a language family of about 600 languages that are spoken by the Bantu peoples of Central, Southern, Eastern and Southeast Africa. They form the largest branch of the Southern Bantoid languages .
South Sudan is a multilingual country, with over 60 indigenous languages spoken. The official language of the country is English which was introduced in the region during the colonial era ( see Anglo-Egyptian Sudan ). Some of the indigenous languages with the most speakers include Dinka, Nuer, Shilluk, Bari, and Zande .