KISWAHILI Words and their meanings

Here's some interesting facts to pack up & share with the children:

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• Estimates say there may be over 3,000 languages spoken in Africa.

• Kiswahili, a Bantu language, is the most spoken language in Africa, with over 100 million speakers.

• Kiswahili is the official language of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, as well as what is used for instruction in schools. Other Kiswahili speaking nations include: Rwanda, Burundi, southern Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan northern Mozambique and the Comoros Islands.

• They say Kiswahili is the easiest African language for an English speaker to learn. One reason is that Kiswahili is easy to read.  Kiswahili words read just the way they are written.  Give it a try!