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LingoBear creates short Swahili passages on topics you choose. Tap any word for an instant English translation and build your vocabulary as you read. Bantu language, Latin script, no grammatical gender, lingua franca of East Africa, ~200M L2 speakers.

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Quick facts about Swahili

Quick facts about Swahili

Writing system
Latin
Speakers
~200M L2
FSI category
III
Language family
Niger-Congo

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