Once just an obscure island dialect of an African Bantu tongue, Swahili has evolved into Africa’s most internationally recognised language. It is peer to the few languages of the world that boast over ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Assistant Professor of History Morgan J. Robinson is presenting a Friday [April 28] campus book talk on Standard Swahili and how its portability has contributed to ...

Reviewed by Derek Nurse in African studies review (Piscataway, NJ) 61 (2) September 2018, pages 236-238 (DT1.A1 A26 AFA). AFA copy 39088019574599 Gift from Janet Stanley. Swahili, a language alive -- ...

In November 2021 during its 41st Session in Paris, UNESCO Member States declared July 7th World Kiswahili Language Day. Kiswahili — also known as Swahili — is a Bantu language native to Eastern and ...

A genetic analysis of dozens of ancient skeletons from East Africa helps pin down the origins of coastal Swahili society. By Elie Dolgin A long history of mercantile trade along the eastern shores of ...