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the most widely spoken Bantu languages; the official language of Kenya and Tanzania and widely used as a lingua franca in east and central Africa

The chorus is hot and on the hook we got people speaking in arabic and swahili. — It's Getting Hot In Here
From my traditional wooden Yango with a bow carved with swirls of swahili script and a large triangular sail the shoreline of the Spice island of Zanzibar becomes visible. — Epinions Recent Content for Home
At a little tradershop I buy some Mahamri (deep fried swahili buns). — Epinions Recent Content for Home
Hi Marie has a something unique, ,when dhe handle a mic her voice is very sweets, ,In swahili language we says, ,sauti inamtoa nyoka pangoni;; I like her voice — VIBE Magazine
This was great because Rainer hitched a ride with us to Moshi and was able to give me the inside scoop on all the markets, places to frequent in the evenings and we even went over some classic, and mandatory swahili words: Poa! — TravelPod.com Recent Updates