What is the different between Swahili and Kiswahili?

In normal colloquial usage especially in Kenya there is no difference . However, Kiswahili refers to the language and Swahili refers to a people around the East African coast. E.g. Arabic and Arab. Swahili is the people who speak the language and Kiswahili is the language spoken by the Swahili people.

Which language is Kiswahili?

Swahili language
Swahili language, also called kiSwahili, or Kiswahili, Bantu language spoken either as a mother tongue or as a fluent second language on the east coast of Africa in an area extending from Lamu Island, Kenya, in the north to the southern border of Tanzania in the south.

Where is the origin of Kiswahili?

The Swahili people originate from Bantu inhabitants of the coast of Southeast Africa, in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. These Bantu-speaking agriculturalists settled the coast at the outset of the first millennium.

Is the language Kiswahili or Swahili?

Swahili, also known by its native name Kiswahili, is a Bantu language and the native language of the Swahili people. It is one of two official languages (the other being English) of the East African Community (EAC) countries, namely Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Why do we study Kiswahili?

While the oral traditions of Swahili continued well into the 17th century, the written literature of Swahili began in the 18th century. By studying these oral and written traditions, you deepen your understanding of language and gain insight into culture and gain a better understanding of the world.

Why Kiswahili is an international language?

Kiswahili scholars and promoters especially in Tanzania and Kenya have always argued that Kiswahili is the undisputed lingua franca of Eastern and Central Africa. They have also claimed that the language is spreading fast across Africa and beyond hence gaining the status of an international language.

Is Kiswahili international language?

Although the status of Kiswahili as an international language remains average, it continues to grow. Kiswahili is the most developed African language and a lingua franca of the Eastern and Central Africa.

Is Kiswahili a Bantu language?

Swahili is a Bantu language of the Niger-Congo family and has a typical, complicated Bantu structure.

When Kiswahili was declared as a national language of Tanzania?

1964
When Swahili was declared the national language in 1964, several institutes and organisations were established to co-ordinate and maintain the language. Overall direction and co-ordination of these activities was the responsibility of the Promoter of Swahili (Bamgbose 1991:134).

What is lesson in kiSwahili?

somo. More Swahili words for lesson. somo noun. lesson.