Thanks to the film Lion King, a lot of people in the world who don’t speak Kiswahili know what it means. It has been the go-to African language in films, unofficially recognised as the language ...

THE Swahili word “ishi” comes from the verb root -ishi, which means “to live” or “to be alive”. It’s a very common and important verb in the Swahili language, and it’s used in various contexts related ...

On March 21, as the world marked World Poetry Day, many questions came to mind, among them, the one chosen as the title of this discourse. Like other cultures around the globe, our culture as ...

Delegates from across The East African Community have implored the government in Uganda to prioritize promoting the Kiswahili language as it could go a long way in unifying citizens across ...

Discover which Swahili words we use in English and other facts about the language. Also available in Swahili with audio.

A Maasai girl takes her fellow pupils through a Swahili language lesson in Samburu. [Getty Images] Today is World Kiswahili Language Day. The fete is being celebrated globally for the first time ...

With increased focus on regional relations, there is more emphasis on the need to communicate in a common language, Kiswahili ...

While the contributors in the morning session largely backed their contentions with scientific evidence as they contemplated on an alternative Kiswahili term for Artificial Intell ...

Samsung Adds Kiswahili and Amharic Languages Kiswahili and Amharic are widely spoken in East Africa, with Kiswahili serving as a lingua franca for over 100 million people.

Chris Martin, known for his hit "Mi Friend Dem," opens the song with Swahili lines, immediately setting an engaging tone. The chorus, featuring the repetitive lyric "Hapo," not only captures the ...