Around 3,000 years ago, speakers of the proto-Bantu language group began a millennia-long series of migrations; the Swahili people originate from Bantu inhabitants of the coast of Southeast Africa, in Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique. They are mainly united under the mother tongue of Kiswahili,...
With the theme of "accelerating change", World Water Day will see governments working on solutions to meet Sustainable Development Goal 6, which is clean water and sanitation for all, as part of the United Nations 2030 agenda. What can we expect from the Water Action Agenda? What are the ...
; Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 94.4% (understand spoken language) (2009 est.) Kenya English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages Kiribati Gilbertese (taetae ni Kiribati) 97.5%, English (official...
In Dar es Salaam, the bustling metropolis of Tanzania, Swahili (Kiswahili) serves as both the national and unifying language. It is used in everyday communication, education, government, and media, forming the heart of the city’s identity. English, Tanzania’s second official language, plays ...
South Africa to ZanzibarIndian Ocean with Simon Reeve #12012Andrew CarterBBC Two59 MinutesUKEnglishDocumentary FilmVery short [[Bao la Kiswahili] scene on Zanzibar (video) Uganda: Die Geschichte hinter "Kony 2012"2012Arnim StauthNDR7 MinutesGermanyGermanReportShows a game of "Bao" (probablyOmweso...
Zanzibar and nearby coastal Tanzania; although Kiswahili is Bantu in structure and origin, its vocabulary draws on a variety of sources, including Arabic and English, and it has become the lingua franca of central and eastern Africa; the first language of most people is one of the local ...
Rwandans share cultural values notably unity, patriotism, social cohesion, resilience, hard work among others, with Kinyarwanda being the common language, spoken in all parts the country. Other official languages are English, French...
In addition to fluently speaking and writing in Kiswahili and Gujarati, he learnt French, German, Arabic, and Persian and held distinction certifications in Maths and Geography from the University of London. He also learnt to read Khojki (Sindhi) script in his early years, which would prove ...
A culture’s attitude towards the elderly is often reflected in its language. Honorific suffixes like “–ji” in Hindi enable speakers to add an extra level of respect to important people — like Mahatma Gandhi, who is often referred to as Gandhiji. The word “mzee” in Kiswahili — spoke...
Local language Language code # Dishes Local language Language code # Dishes Daridja arabic ary 66 English eng 63 Malayalam mal 48 Arabic ara 45 Kiswahili swa 44 Afrikaans afr 37 Yoruba yor 36 Tagalog tgl 29 French fra 27 Luganda lug 27 Japanese jpn 23 Hausa hau 21 Lingala lin 20 Sepedi...