-
linguistic history.
Modern standard Swahili,
written in Latin, is
based on
Kiunguja, the
dialect spoken in
Zanzibar City.
Swahili literature and poetry, traditionally...
- Mbweni, Mangapwani, Chwaka, and Nungwi.
People of
Unguja mostly speak kiunguja ("the
language of Unguja"),
which is the
dialect of the
Swahili language...
- Emirates. In the UAE,
Barwani translated the Qur'an into
Swahili (Swahili
kiUnguja) Qur'an for
which he is most known.
Barwani graduated from
Makerere University...
-
Italian and French. The
dialect of
Swahili spoken in
Zanzibar is
called kiunguja.
Kiunguja,
which has a high
percentage of
Arabic loanwords,
enjoys the status...
-
million (2017 est.) Deaths: 32,000 (2017 est.)
Kiswahili or
Swahili or
Kiunguja (in Zanzibar) (official)
English (official)
Arabic (widely
spoken in Zanzibar)...
-
means "the
civilized ones."
Modern Standard Swahili is
derived from the
Kiunguja dialect of Zanzibar. Like many
other world languages,
Swahili has borrowed...
- the
basis for
Swahili Ajami script. But this came to be
challenged by
Kiunguja dialect from
Zanzibar City. This
dialect was by
Christian missionaries...
- with
creating a
standardized form of the
language from 17 dialects. The
Kiunguja dialect spoken in
Zanzibar was
chosen as the base. The
committee was also...
-
Comorian and
Swahili to
Comorians living in French-colonised Comoros.
Kiunguja, a
dialect of Swahili, is also
spoken in the Comoros,
particularly in Grande...
- Changamwe, Kilindini),
Mrima (G42c, Mtang’ata,
Lugha ya Zamani),
Unguja (G42d,
Kiunguja),
Malindi (G42E, Mambrui),
Fundi (G42F, Chifundi),
Chwaka (G42G), Vumba...
