Swahili

Swahili is a spoken by more than 35 million people in Tanzania, Burundi, Congo (Kinshasa) Kenya, Mayotte, Mozambique, Oman, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, UAE and the USA. Swahili is an official language of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya and is used as a lingua franca throughout East Africa. Swahili is a member of the family of Bantu languages.

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Examples from the eBooks: Learn some numbers, colours and a few simple phrases in Swahili with Jack, Lisa and Kasuku the Parrot.
Numbers...
moja, mbili, tatu, nne, tano, sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi, kumi na moja, kumi na mbili.
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
	rasiberi tatu three raspberries
	Je, kuna matofaa mangapi? Kuna tofaa moja tu. Tamu sana! How many apples are there? There is only one apple. How delicious!
Colours...
	Ua hili ni la rangi la machungwa. Linapendeza sana! This flower is orange. How beautiful!
	Theluji ni weupe na baridi. Brrr... The snow is white and cold. Brrr...
manjano . rangi ya machungwa . pinki . nyekundu . rangi ya zambarau . kijani
yellow ... orange ... pink ... red ... purple ... green blue ... brown ... grey ... black ... white
samawati/buluu . rangi ya kahawia . kijivu . nyeusi . nyeupe
Meeting Kasuku...
	Hujambo! (to one person) Jina langu ni Kasuku. Jina lako ni nani? Hello! My name is Kasuku. What is your name? Hamjambo! (to more than one person) Sijambo! (reply to one person) Hatujambo! (reply to more than one person)
Going on a picnic...
	Tunakwenda wapi leo? Tunakwenda kwenye ziwa kwa mandari. Where are we going today? We're going to the lake for a picnic.
	Ngoja, Kasuku! Tumepotea! Njia iko wapi? Hatuwezi kuipata. Stop, Kasuku! We're lost! Where is the path? We can't find it.
Time for lunch...
	Naona njaa sana. I am very hungry.
	Asante! (to one person) Asanteni! (to more than one person) Thank you.
	Mimi pia naona kiu. I am thirsty too.
Magpie attack!
	O!! Saidia! Nisaidie! Nenda zako! Ow!! Help! Help me! Go away!
Goodbye...
	Kwa heri! (to one person) Kwa herini! (to more than one person) Goodbye!
Extra words...
	Ndiyo. Yes. Hapana. La. No. Tafadhali. Please. Karibu! (to one person) Karibuni! (to more than one person) You're welcome.
Download the full eBook set to learn more about Numbers, Colours and more Simple Phrases. Follow the exciting adventures of Jack and Lisa as they meet Pete the Parrot and go off to find hidden treasure and go on a lakeside adventure!
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