BIBLIA Maandiko Matakatifu ya Mungu Yaitwayo / Yaani Agano la Kale Na Agano Jipya / Union Version Kiswahili Bible / Swahili Bible UV052 series 2008 / Swahili (Kiswahili) is spoken by various ethnic groups in Africa

Title: BIBLIA Maandiko Matakatifu ya Mungu Yaitwayo / Yaani Agano la Kale Na Agano Jipya / Union Version Kiswahili Bible / Swahili Bible UV052 series 2008 / Swahili (Kiswahili) is spoken by various ethnic groups in Africa Binding: Vinyl Bound Publication date: 2008 Swahili (Kiswahili) is spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Indian Ocean coastline from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique, including the Comoros Islands. Although only 5-10 million people speak it as their native language,Swahili is also a lingua franca of much of East Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a national or official language of four nations, and is the only language of African origin among the official working languages of the African Union. Swahili is a Bantu language that serves as an alternative first language to various groups traditionally inhabiting about 1,500 miles of the Southeast African coast. About 35% of the Swahili vocabulary derives from the Arabic language, gained through more than twelve centuries of contact with Arabic-speaking traders. It also has incorporated German, Portuguese, Indian, English and French words into its vocabulary through contact during the last five centuries. Swahili has become a second language spoken by tens of millions in three countries, Tanzania, Kenya, and Congo (DRC), where it is an official or national language.