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The Swahili-speaking coast of Africa has many attractions: its beaches, safaris, and great cultural diversity. This dictionary and phrasebook contains all of the vocabulary and phrases necessary to communicate in Swahili, the most widely spoken African language.

Designed for the visitor, the phrasebook offers vocabulary and phrases for travel and daily life situations. Spoken originally along the eastern coast (the name kiSwahili means ''coastal language''), and now the official language of Tanzania as well as a major language in Kenya, Uganda and the eastern Congo, Swahili is the lingua franca of Eastern Africa, with over 40 million speakers.

This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to Kenya and neighboring nations with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid wor

Swahili Dictionary and Phrasebook

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      Publisher Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
      Published 5/16/2002 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780781809054
      978-0781809054
      ISBN-10 0781809053
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The Swahili-speaking coast of Africa has many attractions: its beaches, safaris, and great cultural diversity. This dictionary and phrasebook contains all of the vocabulary and phrases necessary to communicate in Swahili, the most widely spoken African language.

      Designed for the visitor, the phrasebook offers vocabulary and phrases for travel and daily life situations. Spoken originally along the eastern coast (the name kiSwahili means ''coastal language''), and now the official language of Tanzania as well as a major language in Kenya, Uganda and the eastern Congo, Swahili is the lingua franca of Eastern Africa, with over 40 million speakers.

      This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to Kenya and neighboring nations with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid wor

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