Swahili language

GPTKB entity

Statements (95)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:language
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Kiswahili
gptkbp:dayOfWeek July 7
gptkbp:hasDialects gptkb:Kiamu
gptkb:Kibajuni
gptkb:Kichifundi
gptkb:Kigunya
gptkb:Kikomori
gptkb:Kimvita
gptkb:Kingwana
gptkb:Kipemba
gptkb:Kishirazi
gptkb:Kitumbatu
gptkb:Kiunguja
gptkb:Kivumba
Kimrima
Kipate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Swahili language
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:English_language
gptkb:German_language
gptkb:Portuguese_language
Arabic language
Persian language
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code sw
gptkbp:ISO639-3 swa
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Bantu_languages
gptkbp:languageStatus government position
national language
gptkbp:nativeName Kiswahili
gptkbp:notableBook gptkb:Utendi_wa_Inkishafi
gptkb:Utendi_wa_Mwana_Kupona
gptkb:Utendi_wa_Shufaka
gptkb:Utendi_wa_Tambuka
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Ali_Mazrui
gptkb:Abdilatif_Abdalla
gptkb:Amandina_Lihamba
gptkb:Euphrase_Kezilahabi
gptkb:Farouk_Topan
gptkb:Ken_Walibora
gptkb:Kithaka_wa_Mberia
gptkb:Mohamed_Suleiman_Mohamed
gptkb:Muyaka_bin_Haji
gptkb:Mwana_Kupona_binti_Msham
gptkb:Penina_Mlama
gptkb:Said_Ahmed_Mohamed
gptkb:Shaaban_Robert
gptkb:Siti_binti_Saad
Ahmad Nassir
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers over 100 million
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:African_Union
gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:Uganda
gptkbp:recordedAt early 18th century
gptkbp:region East Africa
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Baraza_la_Kiswahili_la_Taifa_(BAKITA)
gptkb:Chama_cha_Kiswahili_cha_Taifa_(CHAKITA)
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Burundi
gptkb:Comoros
gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:Madagascar
gptkb:Malawi
gptkb:Mayotte
gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:Oman
gptkb:Qatar
gptkb:Rwanda
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Somalia
gptkb:South_Sudan
gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:Uganda
gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates
gptkb:Yemen
gptkb:Zambia
gptkbp:supportsLanguage sw
gptkbp:UNESCO_International_Mother_Language_Day 21 February
gptkbp:UNESCO_Language_Day July 7
gptkbp:usedAsLinguaFranca East Africa
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:film
gptkb:government
gptkb:literature
gptkb:media
gptkb:music
gptkb:religion
broadcasting
commerce
education
internet
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Latin_script
Arabic script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Latin_script
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4