Swahili

Swahili is spoken in major tracts of eastern and central Africa. Many people speak Swahili as a second language and speak their first languages among themselves. The name Swahili comes from the Arabic word "sawāhil", meaning "coast", and the language contains many words from Arabic, Persian, Malagasy, English, German and Portuguese.

Countries with Swahili   as official language

Kenya
Tanzania

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Language code

sw

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