Here's How to improve your swahili pronunciation
Swahili words are essentially pronounced the way they are written.
The stress is generally on the second last syllable.
Popular Swahili words like Bahari, which means ocean, would therefore be pronounced as baHAri, and Mambo (‘what’s up?) as MAmbo.
As the guide shows, when it comes to vowel sounds, ‘i’ is pronounced as the ‘ee’ in ‘steel’ and ‘u’ as the ‘oo’ in ‘cool’.
There are no silent letters in Swahili.
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Swahili language on the internet
Swahili language on the internet
Swahili language on the internet
'Habari' is Swahili for news.
Discover the Swahili news media with these links.
Udadisi - Rethinking in Action
Chanzo -interesting and unique
Voice of America (VOA) - News in Swahili from the United States.
BBC Swahili - News in Swahili from the UK.
Deutsche Welle (DW-World) - News in Swahili from Germany.
Swahili Student Radio from SOAS.
'Habari' is Swahili for news.
Discover the Swahili news media with these links.
Udadisi - Rethinking in Action
Chanzo -interesting and unique
Voice of America (VOA) - News in Swahili from the United States.
BBC Swahili - News in Swahili from the UK.
Deutsche Welle (DW-World) - News in Swahili from Germany.
Swahili Student Radio from SOAS.
Taifa Leo - Leading Swahili newspaper in Kenya.
Mwananchi - Tanzanian daily in Swahili.
IPP Media - Swahili and English news from Tanzania.
Tanzania Daima - Tanzanian daily in Swahili.
Raia Mwema - Tanzanian weekly in Swahili.
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Swahili language at universities
Swahili language on the internet
Swahili language on the internet
Swahili Language and Culture Acquisitions at Columbia
A great bibliography on Swahili language and culture.
Stanford University Language Learning Resources for Swahili
An awesome resource, an on-going project to organize materials to help Swahili learners learn the language as well as the culture of East Africa.
Swahili Language and Culture Acquisitions at Columbia
A great bibliography on Swahili language and culture.
Stanford University Language Learning Resources for Swahili
An awesome resource, an on-going project to organize materials to help Swahili learners learn the language as well as the culture of East Africa.
University of Kansas - Swahili Literature Through the Centuries
A range of useful links and resources related as well as information on the Swahili program at the university.
Colombia University - African Language Resources on the Internet
An extensive collection to support instructional and research programs on Africa at the University..
Swahili Language on the Internet at Colombia University
A great place to start your research on Kiswahili on the internet. And make sure you are nice and comfortable and have a coffee nearby before you begin, it is a wonderful site for learning.
Cornell University - The Mabati Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature
Founded by Mukoma Wa Ngugi and Lizzy Attree in 2014 to promote writing in African languages and encourage translation from, between and into African languages.
Kiswahili Web at University of Penn
Great resources for Swahili language learners are found here.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/plc/kiswahili/
Swahili Resources at St Lawrence University
Well developed resources to improve your Swahili grammar, vocab and culture.
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African collections
Swahili language on the internet
African collections
The African collections at the Stanford University Libraries include publications, audio-visual materials, archives, manuscripts and digital resources about and from Sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of the finest African studies collections in the world. Two of the many notable holdings at Stanford include African
The African collections at the Stanford University Libraries include publications, audio-visual materials, archives, manuscripts and digital resources about and from Sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of the finest African studies collections in the world. Two of the many notable holdings at Stanford include African newspapers and the African map collections.
Kanga Writings by The Swahili Language and Culture.
A collection of the writings appearing on kanga - a very popular dress in eastern Africa, translated by Mr Hassan. And many are common Swahili proverbs.
But others are messages the wearer wishes to send across. It may be a message of love, caution, warning, reassurance, or just an act of self-expression.
Free Swahili language learning resources
These free Swahili resources were used by a traveler to learn Swahili in two months in Tanzania and Kenya.
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Free Swahili Resources - Learn With These top Tips & Tricks
We're all in this together! Start your journey with this handy list of free-to-use resources
Digital Dialects
Digitaldialects.com provides free online games for home and school use.
Swahili Kids
swahilikids.com gives access to free quality educational and culturally relevant Swahili learning materials
Storybooks Canada is a website for teachers, parents, and community members that aims to promote bilingualism and multilingualism in homes, schools, and communities.
Akili and Me
Akiliandme.com introduces Akili, a curious 4-year-old who lives with her family at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania. Kids sing with numbers, dance with letters, draw, play and learn bilingually with Akili and friends!
Ubongo
Ubongo.org is great! It develops edutainment and partnerships to transform the lives of African kids.
OmniGlot
Omniglot.com provides a solid collection of useful phrases in Swahili for you to learn.
BBC Swahili Guide
BBC languages provides a great guide to Swahili with 10 facts, key phrases and the alphabet.
Swahili phrasebook
Wikitravel has a fantastic collection of words and phrases for travelers.
Swahili people facts for kids
Kids.kiddle.co provides a great outline of Swahili people for kids to learn.
Swahili Language and Culture
Glcom.com is a great website to get more acquainted with the Swahili language and culture.
University of Dar es Salaam's MobiTUKI English-Swahili dictionary
Swahili-dictionary.com (MobiTUKI) by the UDSM's Institute of Kiswahili Studies is an excellent resource where you will find idioms and phrases, technical word and thousands of examples with variants for British, American, Australian and South African English.
This online resource is an open access to picture storybooks in the languages of Africa. For children’s literacy, enjoyment and imagination.
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You’re part of the family now
Spoken by millions across Africa, Swahili is a beautiful language to learn. Check out these extra resources to help you on your journey to bilingualism.