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The name Barack is from a word for "blessing" in this language; "blessed are the meek" is wamebarikiwa walio wapole |
Swahili
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$800 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
2025-05-21 |
#47 |
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Niger-Congo languages include this Bantu tongue that's official in Kenya & Tanzania |
Swahili
|
$800 |
DJ |
LANGUAGE FAMILIES |
2019-01-22 |
#7912 |
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Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta's first name means "freedom" in this language of Africa |
Swahili
DD
|
$1,000 |
DJ |
NOW YOU'RE SPEAKING MY LANGUAGE |
2017-11-22 |
#7638 |
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Kenya, since 2010 |
Swahili
|
$2,000 |
DJ |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES |
2016-05-11 |
#7298 |
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This language's many dialects include ki Mvita spoken in Mombasa |
Swahili
|
$800 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES OF AFRICA |
2016-03-29 |
#7267 |
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With 50 million speakers, this Bantu language is the most widely spoken native language on the continent |
Swahili
DD
|
$1,200 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES OF AFRICA |
2013-12-27 |
#6740 |
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The dialect of Lamu in Kenya has produced classic poetry in this Bantu language |
Swahili
|
$1,200 |
DJ |
AFRICAN LANGUAGES |
2003-12-05 |
#4430 |
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"Hakuna matata" means "no worries" in this widely-spoken language of Tanzania |
Swahili
|
$600 |
J |
SPEAKING OF LANGUAGE |
2002-02-05 |
#4017 |
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In Tanzania:English & this |
Swahili
|
$500 |
J |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES |
2001-05-02 |
#3848 |
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In Kenya:English & this |
Swahili
|
$800 |
DJ |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES |
2000-10-16 |
#3706 |
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This Bantu language, spoken widely on the coast of east Africa, contains many loanwords from Arabic |
Swahili
|
$400 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1996-05-22 |
#2713 |
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The poetry & novels of Shaaban Robert renewed interest in literature written in this Bantu language |
Swahili
|
$800 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1995-09-04 |
#2526 |
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The dialect of Zanzibar was eventually recognized as the standard form of this language |
Swahili
|
$200 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1995-05-02 |
#2467 |
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The standard form of this Bantu language is based on the Kiunguja dialect of Tanzania |
Swahili
|
$300 |
J |
LANGUAGES |
1995-01-12 |
#2389 |
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Kiunguja, one of the major dialects of this Bantu language, is spoken on the island of Zanzibar |
Swahili
|
$500 |
J |
LANGUAGES |
1993-12-24 |
#2145 |
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Kiamu, which is spoken on the island of Lamu, is one of the most important dialects of this Bantu language |
Swahili
|
$1,000 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1993-12-10 |
#2135 |
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Of Kenya's 4 daily newspapers, 3 are published in English & 1 in this official language |
Swahili
|
$600 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1991-05-16 |
#1559 |
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Spoken in coastal regions of East Africa, this language is official in Tanzania |
Swahili
|
$600 |
DJ |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES |
1990-10-09 |
#1402 |
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An official language of Kenya, its name means "coast people" |
Swahili
|
$400 |
DJ |
LANGUAGES |
1990-02-13 |
#1262 |