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Name: Swahili
Alternate Names: Swahili (individual language); Kiswahili; Kisuaheli; Kiswaheli; Suahili; Kisuahili; Arab-Swahili
Spoken in: Mayotte, USA, South Africa, Kenya, Oman, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Somalia, United Arab Emirates, Rwanda, Burundi
Number of speakers: 350,000 in Tanzania (2006). 313,200 monolinguals. Population total all countries: 787,630 (Ethnologue)
Code: swh
Code Authority: ISO 639-3
Code Standard: SIL
Families: Niger-Congo (Niger-Kordofanian)
Parent Subgroup: Swahili (G.40) (swah)
Child Dialects: Matondoni (swh-mat) Siu; Siyu (swh-siu) Fundi (swh-fun) Mvita; Kimvita; Mombasa (swh-mvi) Mrima (swh-mri) Unguja; Kiunguja; Zanzibar (swh-ung) Bajuni; Bajun; T'ik'uu; Tikulu; Tukulu; Gunya; Mbalazi; Chimbalazi; Kibajuni; Af-Bajuun (swh-baj) Shamba; Kishamba (swh-sha) Pemba; Phemba; Hadimu; Tambatu (swh-pem) Pate (swh-pat) Mwini; Mwiini; Chimwiini; Af-Chimwiini; Barwaani; Bravanese (swh-mwi) Mgao (swh-mga) Amu (swh-amu)

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