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Welcome to study Beginner Swahili

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Welcome to study Intermediate Swahili

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Welcome to study Advanced Swahili

Welcome to the most beautiful language on earth, with a beautiful life

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An experienced Teacher

We have an experienced teacher, ready to help you reach your Swahili learning goals.

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Mission

To be the best choice for students who want to learn Swahili with ease and quality.

How classes run

Once you register, we schedule your class through one of these three channels, whichever suits you best.

WhatsApp

Quick communication — schedules and lesson materials are sent straight to WhatsApp.

Zoom

Live audio and video classes, recorded in case you need to review them later.

Google Meet

An alternative video-call option for students who prefer the Google ecosystem.

A Bit of History

The story of Swahili

From a coastal trading language to one of the most spoken languages on Earth.

  • ~800 CE

    Swahili emerges along the East African coast among Bantu-speaking communities, shaped over centuries by trade contact with Arab, Persian and other maritime traders.

  • 1700s

    Swahili develops a written literary tradition using Arabic script, and becomes the language of commerce along the Indian Ocean trade routes.

  • 1960s

    As Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania move toward independence, Swahili becomes a unifying language for freedom movements across East Africa.

  • 2004

    The African Union adopts Swahili as one of its official working languages — the only indigenous African language to hold that status.

  • Today

    Swahili is spoken by an estimated 200 million people across East and Central Africa and the diaspora, taught in universities worldwide, and broadcast by international media such as the BBC and Voice of America.

Estimated global reach over time

Approximate number of speakers, by era (rounded estimates)
~5M
1800s
Coastal trade
~20M
1960s
Independence era
~100M
2004
AU adoption
~200M+
Today
Worldwide
Figures are rounded historical estimates gathered from linguistic sources, meant to illustrate the general trend rather than give an exact count.
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