Swahili Phrases

The Swahili language is of Bantu origin loyal to Bantu grammar and has borrowed vocabulary from Arabic and a number of other languages. The word ‘Swahili’ or ‘sawahil’ comes from Arabic and it means ‘The Coast.’ It later came to be used to refer to the people and the language. It is widely spoken within East Africa and parts of Central Africa. A few African countries use Swahili as their official language.

Swahili is spoken in the following countries: – Tanzania, Kenya, Democratic republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and some areas of Somalia.

Swahili is a reasonably easy language to learn since you basically pronounce what you read (for example, mama = mother, baba = father). Other languages have click sounds, or intonation in the pronunciation.

See below some English to Swahili phrases:-

For more Swahili (see: Online Swahili – English Dictionary)

To visit part of the original and first swahili people please find in Swahili Coast or the islands of Zanzibar, Pemba or Mafia.