SWAHILI LITERATURE & THE CASE FOR KISWAHILI AS AFRICA'S LINGUA FRANCA

 

Kiswahili, a phonetic Bantu language, is fast gaining currency across the African continent. It's potential as a lingua franca became clear it was chosen as a "working language" of the African Union. Although it began in Eastern Africa, Kiswahili is taught and spoken as far away as Ghana and South Africa. As of mid-2018, Kiswahili was the third most spoken language in Africa, after English and Arabic.

This research traces and confirms Kiswahili's dominant status on the continent. It also gives valuable insights into Kiswahili literature, covering the history, types, classic works and literary giants of this growing genre...

Read the full paper here: https://www.academia.edu/37442559/SWAHILI_LITERATURE_and_THE_CASE_FOR_KISWAHILI_AS_AFRICAS_LINGUA_FRANCA_1